Nezalezhne

Millet Panicum miliaceum L.

A high-yielding cultivar with with excel-lent qualities of grain and groats. Re-sistant to common in Ukraine smut races. Adapted to growing in any zone

Originator - Plant Production Institute named after V.Ya. Yuriev of NAAS.

Nezalezhne was included in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Dissemination in Ukraine in 2017 for growing in the Steppe and Woodlands.

Variety – aureum.

The vegetation period is 88-95 days.

The plant height is 120-135 cm. The panicle is semi-nodding, compact, with a great number of seeds. The caryopsis is large and rounded.

Resistance to lodging and shedding. The bacterial leaf streak-induced damage is 0.1-2.2%. Resistance to smut races 1, 4 and 5.

This cultivar is noticeable for high rechnological indicators: the groats output is 82.9%; the husk content is 16.6%; the groats is bright-yellow; the groats quality score is 4.4. The 1000-grain weight is 7.6-8.1 g.

The potential yield is 7 t/ha. The maximum yield was achieved at Kozelets State Variety Station (4.54 t/ha) and at Mankivka State Variety Station (6.35 t/ha).

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