The VELES rice variety is a mid-late variety of Oryza sativa L., belonging to the subviridis type. It is recommended for cultivation in the Krasnodar Territory and is included in the State Register for the North Caucasus region. The vegetative period ranges from 116 to 129 days, allowing for a stable harvest under the conditions of this region. The variety's pedigree includes lines VNIIIR 10102 and Liman, which ensures its high agronomic characteristics.
The plant is characterized by a short or medium-length stem and a medium-length panicle with slight curvature of the main axis. The glabrousness of the penultimate leaf blade is absent or very weakly expressed, and there is no anthocyanin coloration on the ears. The grain is broken, medium-length, semi-fusiform in shape, with a 1000-grain mass ranging from 29 to 32 grams. The variety is resistant to shattering and lodging, which helps preserve the harvest and facilitates harvesting.
The VELES rice variety has high and stable yield: the average yield in the region is 80.3 centners per hectare, and in the Krasnodar Territory it reaches 91.4 centners per hectare, corresponding to the Olympic standard level. The maximum yield recorded in 2019 in the Krasnodar Territory was 113.6 centners per hectare. Technological and culinary indicators of the variety are excellent, making it valuable in terms of quality. According to the applicant, the variety has medium resistance to pyricularia, which increases its reliability when growing.
