VOLNY DON

Soft winter wheat of the Volny Don variety is a mid-early and medium-height variety created through interspecific hybridization using the Donskoy Surpriz and Rostovchanka 5 varieties. This variety is characterized by high resistance to lodging, as well as diseases such as brown and yellow rust, powdery mildew, and smut. The vegetative period ranges from 217 to 285 days, with 1000 seed mass varying between 34-45 grams, ensuring stable and high yields reaching 52 c/ha and more in competitive trials. Volny Don is recommended for cultivation in the Rostov region and the North Caucasus region, where it demonstrates good winter hardiness and adaptation to various climatic conditions. The variety is suitable for sowing on various agrobackgrounds — high, medium, and low, with a sowing rate of 4.5-5.5 million viable seeds per hectare. Thanks to these characteristics, Volny Don is a reliable choice for agricultural producers seeking stable and high yields. Special attention is paid to milling and baking qualities of the grain, which are considered good. The Volny Don variety is used in the production of high-quality flour, bread, cereals, and other food products, making it in demand in the food industry. Thus, this variety combines high productivity, resistance to adverse factors, and excellent grain technological properties.