Originator: Institute of Plant Growing named after V.Ya.Yuryev, NAAN and LLC "Belkorn", Russia.
Hybrid type: double-row.
Registered in the Russian Selection Achievements Register since 2008. Recommended cultivation zones — Fifth Region of the Russian Federation.
Variety distinguishing features. Variety type: silica-serrate (ssp.semidenta). Plant height: 270-280 cm. Ear attachment height: 97-102 cm. Number of leaves: 16-17. Ear length: 25-26 cm. Row of kernels: 16-18. Grain yield: 84-85%. Ear stalk color: red. 1000 kernel weight: 290-300 g.
Biological characteristics. Maturity group: medium-early FAO 240. Duration from emergence to full maturity: 105-108 days. Early growth rate: fast. Cold resistance: high. Drought tolerance: high. Resistance to lodging: high. Resistance to ear drooping: high. Resistance to airborne smut: high. Resistance to bubble smut: high. Resistance to stalk rot: high. Resistance to corn borer: high.
Agronomic characteristics. Potential grain yield: 9.5-9.8 t/ha. Recommended harvest density: 60-63 thousand/ha. Harvest moisture: 20-21%. Potential green mass yield: 40.0 — 43.0 t/ha. Dry matter content in green mass: 32-34%. Protein content in grain: 9.8-10.2%. Starch content: 74.8%.
Hybrid seed production is conducted on sterile M-type basis according to full restoration scheme without panicle abortion. Sterility of maternal form: 99-100%. Optimal sowing 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.
