Soft spring wheat variety AMIR is a medium-early and medium-tall culture with high resistance to drought, lodging, and sprouting on the root. This variety is distinguished by cylindrical spike of medium density and round grain with long awns. The 1000 seed weight ranges from 28 to 45 grams, which provides stable yield at the level of 21 centners per hectare in various regions including Volga-Vyatka and North-West. In the Republic of Tatarstan, yields can reach 45 centners per hectare, with maximum figures reaching up to 58 centners. The growing period is 70-84 days, which allows the variety to ripen simultaneously or slightly earlier than standard analogues.
AMIR variety is characterized by high baking qualities: gluten content is 35-45%, gluten deformation index is within 72-78 units, and flour strength reaches 300-500 activity units. The bread volume yield ranges from 1000 to 1200 cm³, while the grain demonstrates stable high "falling number", which testifies to its excellent quality. However, the variety is susceptible to some diseases such as hard head blight, brown rust, septoria and powdery mildew, requiring timely application of protective measures.
To protect AMIR wheat crops from annual and some perennial weeds, it is recommended to use the Amir herbicide — a two-component post-emergence systemic action preparation in the form of a suspension emulsion. Active substances flurasulam and 2,4-D provide effective weed destruction due to different mechanisms of action: inhibition of acetolactate synthase enzyme and disruption of cell processes. The herbicide does not have soil activity and affects only weeds that emerged at the time of treatment, which excludes its application on crops with under sowing of dicotyledonous crops. When applying the product, it is important to avoid drift onto sensitive crops in order to prevent damage.
