Winter soft wheat variety Vidrada was developed at the Bila Tserkva Experimental Selection Station of the Institute of Sugar Beet of UAAN through intraspecific hybridization of the varieties Ukrainian Bila Tserkva and RM20104/89.
Registered in the State Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine in 2011 for cultivation in the Steppe, Forest-Steppe, and Polesie zones of Ukraine.
Breeder: Burdeniuk-Tarashevich L.A.
Distinctive features and trial characteristics of the variety.
Erythrospermum type. Wax coating on the ear is moderate; plants are medium-height; ear is cylindrical and awned, white; 1000-seed weight 40-44g.
Biological and agronomic characteristics.
Medium-maturing, vegetative period length 268-282 days.
Winter hardiness — high, 8.5-9.0 points.
Drought resistance — 8.5-9.0 points.
Moderately resistant to lodging — 6.9-7.3 points.
Resistance to shattering — 8.2-9.0 points.
Vidrada is a high-yielding variety. Based on results of two-year trials in 2008 and 2009, average yield at state stations in the Forest-Steppe zone was 68.6 c/ha, with guaranteed yield advantage over standards +4.2 c/ha. In the Polesie zone, yield was 58.3 c/ha +6.2 c/ha (12%) over standards.
Potential yield of the variety is high. During these years, at Volchansk State Experimental Station, Vidrada yielded 70.9 c/ha (+6.2 c/ha, 9.6%), at Khmelnytskyi Central Experimental Station of Sugar Beets — 78.9 c/ha (+14.2 c/ha, 22.1%), at Bila Tserkva State Experimental Station — 75.6 c/ha (+10.3 c/ha, 15.9%), at Prymorsky State Experimental Station of the Nikolayev Central Experimental Station of Sugar Beets — 75.6 c/ha (+15.2 c/ha, 25.4%).
The wheat is strong; in 2008, grain harvested at Prymorsky State Experimental Station showed protein content 19.2%, gluten 44.5%, IDK 75od., flour strength 649od., bread volume 1450 ml, overall bread-making quality — 9 points.
Specific cultivation practices
Sowing dates — optimal for the zone.
Seeding rate — 4.5-5.0 million viable seeds per hectare.
Best preceding crops — peas, corn for silage, cereal fallow.
Harvesting is best done by direct combine harvesting, except for heavily infested areas.
