Originator: Institute of Plant Growing named after V. Ya. Yuryev, NAAN.
Hybrid type: double-row.
Registered in the State Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine since 2001. Recommended cultivation zones: Steppe, Forest-Steppe.
Characterizing traits. Variety: toothed (ssp. semidenta). Plant height: 230-250 cm. Ear attachment height: 90-95 cm. Leaf number: 16-17. Ear length: 25-26 cm. Row number of kernels: 16-18. Grain yield: 84-85%. Ear stalk color: red. 1000 kernel weight: 280-290 g.
Biological characteristics. Maturity group: medium-early FAO 280. Growth period from emergence to full maturity: 110-112 days. Initial growth rate: rapid. Cold resistance: high. Drought resistance: high. Resistance to lodging: high. Resistance to ear drooping: high. Resistance to aerial smut: high. Resistance to bubble smut: high. Resistance to stalk rot: high. Resistance to corn borer: high.
Agronomic traits. Potential grain yield: 11.0-11.2 t/ha. Recommended planting density for Steppe: 55-60 thousand/ha, for Forest-Steppe: 60-65 thousand/ha. Harvest moisture: 23-25%. Potential green mass yield: 40.0-43.0 t/ha. Dry matter content in green mass: 32-33%. Protein content in grain: 10.0-10.5%. Starch content: 74.5%.
Hybrid seed production is conducted on sterile M-type basis using full restoration scheme without panicle abortion. Sterility of maternal form: 99-100%. Optimal planting scheme for parental forms on hybridization sites: 12:4, 6:2. Yield of conditioned seeds under high agronomic practices reaches 2.0-2.5 t/ha.
