Originator Institute of Plant Growing named after V.Ya.Yuryev, NAAN, and LLC "MAIS". Hybrid type is simple modified.
Registered in the Ukrainian Plant Varieties Register since 2010. Recommended cultivation zones: Forest-steppe, Polissia.
Variety distinguishing features. Dent type (ssp. indentata). Plant height 180-190 cm. Ear attachment height 92-95 cm. Leaf number 15. Ear length 20-22 cm. Row of kernels 16-18. Grain yield 84-85%. Ear stalk red. 1000 kernel weight 280-290 g.
Biological characteristics. Medium-early maturity group FAO 280. Growth period from emergence to full maturity 110-112 days. Initial growth is fast. Cold resistance is high. Drought resistance is high. Resistance to lodging is high. Resistance to ear drooping is high. Resistance to gray ear rot is high. Resistance to southern ear rot is high. Resistance to stalk rot is high. Resistance to corn borer is high.
Agronomic characteristics. Potential grain yield 13.5-14.0 t/ha. Recommended planting density for Forest-steppe 60-62 thousand/ha and for Polissia — 65-67 thousand/ha. Harvest moisture 22-23%. Dry matter content in green mass 32-35%. Protein content in grain 9.9%. Starch content 73.8%.
Hybrid seed production is conducted on M-type sterile basis with full restoration scheme without panicle abortion. Sterility of maternal form 99-100%. Optimal parental forms sowing scheme for hybridization areas 12:4, 6:2. Yield of conditioned seeds under high agronomic practices reaches 1.5-1.8 t/ha.
