Oleksandra

Originators – Plant Production Institute named after V.Ya. Yuriev of NAAS, Volyn State Agricultural Research Station.

Registration year – 2020.

Recommended for growing in the forest-steppe and woodlands. Can be sown in autumn or in spring.

Variety – suberythrospermum.

Mid-ripening when sown in autumn and mid-late when sown in spring. The plant height is 95-110 cm. The lodging-resistance score is 9. The winter hardiness score is 7.5-8.0. Drought resistance is high (9 points). The disease resistance scores are 8.5-9.0.

This cultivar is highly resistant to drought, brown, yellow and stem rusts, smut, and powdery mildew.

Grains are well-filled, elongated, smooth. The 1000-grain weight is 42-46 g. Flour-milling and bread-making qualities are high. The protein content in grain is 13.0-16.0%. The crude gluten content is 28-34%. The GDI is 50. The flour strength is 200. The conditioner-free loaf volume is 600 mL. The total bread-making score is 8.5.

The potential yield of grain is high (over 12.0 t/ha when sown in autumn and over 7.0 t/ha wneh sown in spring).

This cultivar is very tolerant to difficult forecrops. The autumn seeding rate is 4.5 million seeds per 1 hectare; the spring seeding rate is 5.5 million seeds per 1 hectare.