Haiduk

Haiduk was included in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Dissemination in Ukraine in 2019 for growing in the Steppe and Forest-Steppe.

Variety – contecstum; subvariety – vulgare.

Mid-ripening. The vegetation period is 75-81 days.

Semi-dwarf. The plant height is 55-75 cm. The number of internoded befor the first inflorescence is 13-14. The 1000-seed weight is 220-260 g.

Resistance to lodging and common diseases.

Seeds are rounded, yellow. The protein content is 21–23 %.

The potential yield amounts to 6.0 t/ha. The maximum yield (5.69 t/ha) was achieved at Ternopil Regional State Center for Plant Variety Examination. 

Under production conditions in 2029 at the agricultural LLC Peremoha (Kyivska Oblast, Fastivskyi Raion), the yield was 4.4 t/ha.

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