Saatbau·Oilseeds
Astana
Astana is a mid-season winter rapeseed hybrid from Saatbau, conventional 00, resistant to turnip yellows virus (TuYV) and phoma (gene Rlm7), with winter hardiness 8 (high or very strong).
Main advantages
- TuYV and phoma (gene Rlm7) — resistance, per the maker
- Winter hardiness 8 — high or very strong, AGES
- Phoma and Alternaria — high tolerance
- Medium-height plants — no lodging risk
- Seeding rate 350–550 thousand seeds/ha — varies with date
Overview
About this product
Astana — a mid-season winter rapeseed hybrid of the conventional 00 type (zero-erucic) with a glucosinolate content of 14 mmol/g. The hybrid is resistant to turnip yellows virus (TuYV) and phoma (gene Rlm7); the maker notes high tolerance to phoma and Alternaria and excellent adaptability to difficult conditions.
Flowering is mid-early, seed fill is fast, branching is intensive and the plants are of medium height. In the AGES classification, winter hardiness is 8 (high or very strong) and early vigour 4 (slow to medium).
The seeding rate is 350–400 thousand seeds/ha for early sowing, 450–500 for optimal and 500–550 for late.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Saatbau |
|---|---|
| Type | conventional 00 (zero-erucic) |
| Glucosinolates | 14 mmol/g |
| Maturity | Medium |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Polissia |
| Winter hardiness | 8, high or very strong (AGES classification) |
| Lodging resistance | no lodging risk thanks to the medium-height plant type |
| Early vigour | 4, slow to medium (AGES classification) |
| Plant height | medium-height type |
| Branching | intensive |
| Flowering | mid-early |
| Disease resistance | resistance to turnip yellows virus (TuYV) and phoma (gene Rlm7); high tolerance to phoma and Alternaria |
| Seeding rate | early sowing: 350–400 thousand seeds/ha; optimal sowing: 450–500 thousand seeds/ha; late sowing: 500–550 thousand seeds/ha |
| Pack size | pack, 1.5 million seeds |
| Other facts | Seed fill: fast; Adaptability: excellent to difficult growing conditions |
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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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