Yellow Lupine (Lupinus luteus L.) – a perennial plant growing 50–72 cm tall, which is easy to grow both in open ground and in greenhouses. Leaves are large, growing on long petioles, while flowers gather in inflorescences-up to 35 cm long racemes. The plant is winter-hardy, prefers sunny or slightly shaded areas, and is undemanding regarding soil – suitable for sand, turf soil, and peat in equal proportions.
The variety is characterized by indeterminate growth with an upright habit. The flower has chromium-yellow coloration, a dark purple keel tip, and pods are grey with a clearly defined wing and without cracks. The time of the start of flowering is early-mid, the vegetative period is 90–107 days. Seedlings after 10–20 days at a temperature of about 20 °C show the first leaflets.
Lupine is used as a fodder plant: grain contains 42–44 % protein, and green mass – 18–19 %. Grain yield reaches 1.81–2.09 t/ha, and green mass – up to 67.4 t/ha. The plant is resistant to fusarium and anthracnose, does not contain bitter substances in the grain and is suitable for the production of grain, green mass, and silage.
