Donets

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

Registration year – 2018.

Recommended for growing in the steppe, forest-steppe and woodlands.

Variety – barbarossa.

Mid-ripening. The plant height is 140-175 cm. The cultivar is lodging resistant (8 points).

Winter hardiness and drought resistance are high (9 points).

The cultivar is resistant to diseases (8-9 points).

Grains are well-filled, oval-elongated. The 1000-grain weight is 40-45 g. 

The potential yield of grain is over 10.0 t/ha, the potential yield of green mass is 55-65 t/ha.

The grain and green mass qualities are high. The protein content in grain is 13.5-14.8%. The starch content is 65-67%. The alcohol output is 458 L/t of extraction cake.

This cultivar is recommended to sow after non-fallow predecessors. The sowing time is optimal for the zone. The seeding rate is 3.5 million seeds per 1 hectare and 4.5-5.5 million seeds per 1 hectare when sown for green feed and grain, respectively.