AMBER
high quality for making pasta
In the Register of plant varieties of Ukraine since 2007. Recommended for growing in the steppe and forest-steppe zones of the country.
Economic and biological characteristics:
variety of short-stemmed type (95-105 cm), quite resistant to lodging;
high-yielding - the average grain yield in the competitive test was 6.85 t/ha, which is 10.4% more than that of the Red Sail variety. В
state variety testing of the steppe zone of Ukraine, the grain yield was 152
6,07, лісостепової – 6,01 т/га, що відповідно перевищило середньопорівняний стандарт на 16 і 20%;
mid-early Vegetation period 273-290 days. Steppe and forest-steppe ecogroups;
frost and winter resistance is average (6-7 points), at the level of the Scarlet sail variety.
Has an average stage of vernalization (22-25 days) and low photoperiodic sensitivity (56 days);
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drought resistance is high (7-8 points);
resistance to common diseases, in particular septoriosis and various types of soot 8-9 points, powdery mildew, brown and stem rust 5-7 points;
highly resistant to seed shedding on the root and moderately resistant to its germination.
Grain quality: meets all the requirements of the standard for durum wheat grain of the highest grade. According to the best predecessors, it forms a large
grain
43.1-47.2 g. The nature of the grain is 795-826 g/l. Gluten content - 29.4-
33.9, protein - 13.5-16.1%. The overall rating of pasta products is 4.5-5.0 points.
Testimonials: variety of hordeiforme. The ear is spiny, not pubescent, intense red, dense, cylindrical, medium
length (6.5-7.0 cm). The spines are long, hard, jagged, parallel-diverging,
light brown color. Spikelet spike is short, very bent. The shoulder is elevated, narrow. The keel is wide, sharply defined.
Agrotechnical requirements: sowing must be carried out in a short period of time (25-
September 30 in the steppe zone and September 20-25 in the forest-steppe) according to the best predecessors (black and busy pairs, perennial and annual grasses, legumes for green fodder and grain, as well as under irrigation conditions). The optimal sowing rate is 4.5-5.0 million similar grains per hectare.
Seeds wrapped to a depth of 4-6 cm.