Development

Origin:

SCBN852.7/Sauce/3/Mola/Schuri//Arupo*2/Jet

Maintainer and representative of selection breeders:

Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Stende Research Centre

Authors of the variety:

I. Belicka, M. Bleidere, I. Grunte

Registered:

2014.

Protection period of the variety:

2039.

Morphological description:

Two-row ear, cylinder shaped - 8-9 cm long, medium dense.

The grains are naked, brown, easily harvested, coarse, elongated. The average stem length is 80 cm.

Economic characteristics:

Early variety, average vegetation period 75 - 80 days (5 -7 days earlier than that of ‘Ansis’ variety). Medium lodging resistance (6 - 8 points). A variety of medium intensity with the potential productivity of up to 5.0 t ha^–1.

Quality:

High 1,000 grain weight - 49-53 g and density 690-745 g L^-1, high content of total protein 14.0-17.0% and increased content of  β-glucans 5-6%.

Susceptibility to diseases:

Resistant to loose smut and  net blotch in field conditions, medium resistance to mildew.

Use:

For food and feed

Cultivation:

Cultivation only on well cultivated soils that are free from weeds is recommended. The optimum dose of nitrogen fertiliser in pure substance 60-90 kg ha^-1 with the sowing rate of 450-500 germinating seeds per m². Treat the seed with mordant, harvest immediately after reaching of complete ripening.

For information:

Māra Bleidere