GOTIK

Austrian breeding for stable harvests

The 'Gotic' pea variety is the result of a deep collaboration between Europe's leading breeding centers: Saatbau (Austria) and Selgen (Czech Republic). This variety has become a response to the demand from farmers who need not only high yield potential but also efficiency in the harvesting process. 'Gotic' firmly occupies a niche of high-productivity grain peas, focused on intensive cultivation technologies.

Agronomic profile and resistance

The key feature of 'Gotic' is its leafless (tendrilled) plant type. This changes the approach to harvesting significantly: thanks to the intertwining tendrils, the crops maintain vertical stability, making them suitable for direct combining. This variety virtually eliminates lodging, which is often a bottleneck in pea cultivation.

• Vegetation period: 80–90 days, allowing the variety to effectively utilize early spring moisture.
• High growth energy: the variety forms vegetative mass rapidly.
• Crop health: genetic resistance to root rot and ascochyta blight allows for significant savings on fungicide protection, minimizing chemical pressure on the field.

Grain quality and economics

In the current market environment, where processor requirements for protein content are rising, 'Gotic' demonstrates stable results: 22–24% protein. The 1000-seed weight is 240–260 grams, making it a sought-after raw material for both the compound feed industry and the food sector. The high yield potential combined with harvest ease reduces overall losses during collection, directly affecting the final profitability per hectare.

For the farmer, choosing 'Gotic' is an investment in predictability. The Austrian breeding of Saatbau combined with the Czech approach to adaptability provides a variety that performs reliably across various soil and climatic zones while remaining extremely convenient for field logistics.