Saatbau·Oilseeds
Alvesta
Alvesta is a soybean variety from Saatbau, group 00, with a 110–112 day growing season and 40–42% protein; according to the maker's data, it ranked first for yield among 00 varieties in the 2020 AGES trials.
Main advantages
- 1st place AGES 2020, segment 00 — maker's data
- Excess moisture — tolerated without problems
- High lodging resistance — maker's score
- Even ripening — maker's score
- Excellent grain health — maker's score
Overview
About this product
Alvesta — a semi-determinate soybean variety of group 00 with a 110–112 day growing season (CHU 2650), bred in Austria. Protein is 40–42%, fat content 20–22%, thousand-seed weight 170–190 g, hilum yellow, degree of branching low to medium.
According to the maker's data, in 2020 the variety took 1st place in the Austrian state trial for grain and protein yield. The maker notes exceptionally fast development, excellent stability, even ripening, high lodging resistance, excellent grain health and trouble-free tolerance of excess moisture supply.
Row spacing is 12.5–25 cm; the maker recommends 500–600 thousand seeds/ha at harvest.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Saatbau |
|---|---|
| Growth habit | semi-determinate |
| Maturity | 00 |
| Growing period | 110–112 days |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Growing zones | all climate zones (universal variety, per the maker) |
| Oil content | fat content 20–22% |
| Protein | 40–42% |
| Lodging resistance | high lodging resistance |
| Early vigour | faster early development |
| Branching | low to medium |
| Corn heat units (CHU) | 2650 |
| Hilum colour | yellow |
| Plants at harvest | 500–600 thousand seeds/ha at harvest |
| Thousand-seed weight | 170–190 g |
| Row spacing | 12.5–25 cm |
| Pack size | big bag, 1000 kg |
| Other facts | Trials: 1st place in the 2020 AGES trials in the 00 segment, for grain and protein yield; Grain: flawlessly filled, excellent grain health |
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- Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar on the adam.ua blog.
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