Aranca

Originator — "Selgen, a.s.", Czech Republic

Variety — Eritrospermum. Plant — semi-erect. Stem — medium thickness, strong. Stem height — above average — 80-90 cm. Ear — white, cylindrical. Grain — red, medium size. 1000-seed weight — 43.5 g. The variety is semi-early in maturity. It is an intensive type and requires early sowing.

The optimal sowing time is March. It can be sown using "February windows". Late sowing (second half of April) leads to reduced yield. Sowing rate — 4.5-5.0 million viable seeds per hectare. On poor soils or late sowing, the rate should be — 5.5-6.0 million viable seeds per hectare.

Best preceding crops are legumes, perennial grasses, and most arable crops, but it can also be sown after cereal crops. Resistance to lodging is medium. Does not shatter. The variety is drought-tolerant. It shows high resistance to diseases, but under adverse weather conditions, it is recommended to apply full fungicide protection and growth regulators (at the end of tillering stage, in the zone of sufficient moisture). Potential yield — 70.0-80.0 centners per hectare. Protein content in grain — 12.7%, gluten — 21.0-24.0%. Regarding baking properties, it belongs to class "A". It is classified as food wheat. Registered in the Variety Register for cultivation zones — Polesie, Forest-Steppe, and Steppe.