Oplot

Oplot was included in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Dissemination in Ukraine in 2011 for growing in the Forest-Steppe .

Variety – contecstum; subvariety – vulgare.

Mid-ripening. The vegetation period is 77-82 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.

Seeds are yellow and round.

The potential yield amounts to 6.0 t/ha. In 2008 in the competitive variety trial at the PPI named after V.Ya. Yuriev, the maximum yield (5.0 t/ha) was achieved.

Under production conditions in 2014-2016 at the agricultural LLC Peremoha (Kyivska Oblast, Fastivskyi Raion), the yield was 3.65-5.2 t/ha. In 2015 and 2016, the yield was 2.48 t/ha and 3.82 t/ha, respectively, on the Farm Tavria-Skif (Zaporizka Oblast).

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