Winter wheat seeds PODOLYANKA, Kharkiv region.

WHEAT SOFT WINTER SEED

In the Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine since 2003.

Recommended for growing in the Steppe, Forest Steppe and Polissia.

Economic and biological characteristics:

* High-yielding, maximum yield 113.7 t/ha

* Mid-early

* High winter hardiness (7–8 points)(//tractor-service.com)

* Drought resistance is high (7–8 points)

* Medium resistance to laying.

* Resistance to shedding is high (7-9 points)

* Moderately resistant to powdery mildew, brown leaf rust, and root rots.

Grain quality. Protein content 13.5–14.7%, raw gluten – 28.7–31.5%, strengthflour 320–410 a.a., bread volume 1100–1210 cm3. Flour milling and baking properties are excellent. The overall assessment of baking properties is 4.0–4.2 points. Strong wheat.

Approbation signs. A variety of lutescens. The spike is cone-shaped, of medium density, and has spike-like processes at the top. Spikelet scales are oval. The tooth is short, blunt, the shoulder is straight, wide. The keel is blunt, strongly pronounced. The grain is large, ovoid, with a shallow groove.

Agrotechnical requirements. A variety of universal type. Undemanding to growing conditions, has high ecological plasticity. Suitable for cultivation using intensive technology with the introduction of optimal doses of mineral fertilizers and timely protection against weeds, diseases and pests. The sowing rate is 4.5–5.5 million similar seeds per hectare. Retardants must be applied on high levels of mineral nutrition to prevent lodging.