SASKIA

Originator — "Selgen, a.s.", Czech Republic Variety — lutescent. Plant — semi-erect. Straw — thin, strong. Plant height — low-growing, 81 — 85 cm. Ear — white, cylindrical, medium length and density. Upper ear awns — medium length. Spikelet lemma shoulder — medium width, raised. Awn — very short, slightly curved. Grain — red, medium size. Medium-late, vegetation period — 285 — 290 days. Winter hardiness — high. — Intensive type variety. — Recommended seed sowing rate — 4.0 — 4.5 million viable seeds per hectare. Pre-sowing seed treatment with fungicide + insecticide mixture with growth stimulator is recommended. In the late tillering stage, seedlings should be treated with growth regulator. Resistance to lodging — 4.6 points. Does not shatter. Drought resistance — 4.5 points. Main diseases — at standard variety levels. Average yield of this variety in the forest-steppe and Polissia regions over test years — 48.4 — 53.5 centners per hectare. Guaranteed yield increase — 2.7 — 4.2 centners per hectare. Protein content in grain — 13.7%, gluten — 28.0%. High milling and baking qualities. Characterized by strong, elastic gluten; average flour strength — 307 o.a., loaf volume — 1,035 ml. — Belongs to valuable wheat varieties. Sowing dates — standard for specific zones. — Registered in the Variety Register for cultivation zones — Polissia, Forest-Steppe, and Steppe.