Tsarevych

Tsarevych was included in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Dissemination in Ukraine in 2008 for growing in the Forest-Steppe and Woodlands.

Variety – contecstum; subvariety – ecaducum.

Mid-early. The vegetation period is 71-75 days.

Semi-dwarf. The plant height is 50-70 cm. The number of internoded befor the first inflorescence is 11-13. The 1000-seed weight is 270-280 g.

Resistance to lodging and shedding.

Resistance to Ascochyta leaf and pod spot and bean root rot.

This cultivar produces seeds with excellent palatability.

The potential yield amounts to 6.0 t/ha. In 2009, at the SE Experimental Farm Oleksandrivske (Vinnytska Oblast, Trostianetskyi Raion), the yield was 4.36 t/ha. The maximum yield (5.92 t/ha) was achieved at Rivne Regional State Center for Plant Variety Examination in 2005.

The seeding rate is 1.2 million germinable seeds per 1 hectare. Timely treatment with insecticides against aphids and pea weevil is mandatory.