TIMIRYASEVSKAYA 42

Timiryasevskaya 42 triticale variety is a spring hexaploid grain variety adapted for cultivation in the Central and Volga-Vyatka regions. The plant is characterized by medium or high growth with a semi-erect, intermediate tiller. Flowering time for the variety is early-mid, ensuring timely crop maturity. The spike is white in color upon maturity, of medium length and density, fully awned with a medium or long awn above the spikelet tip. The waxy coating on the flag leaf sheath is pronounced, and the density of stem neck hairiness is very high, contributing to the plant's resilience to unfavorable conditions. A feature of the variety is the absence of hairiness on the outer surface of the glume, short length of the first tooth, and absence or minimal size of the second tooth of the glume. The lemma is of medium thickness in cross-section, ensuring optimal stem strength. The mass of 1000 seeds is 42.1 grams, indicating good grain quality and yield potential. The average grain yield in the Central region reaches 33.6 centners per hectare, with a maximum yield of 59.2 centners per hectare recorded at the Rybnovsky GUS in the Ryazan region. In the Volga-Vyatka region, the average yield is 34.3 centners per hectare, with a maximum indicator of 42 centners per hectare at the Bolshyebolinsky GUS in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The variety is distinguished by good adaptation to various climatic conditions, making it a reliable choice for grain production in the specified regions.