Інститут рослинництва ім. Юр’єва·Cereals
Alternatyvne
Alternatyvne is a late-maturing proso millet variety from the Yuriev Plant Production Institute for the Steppe, with amylo-pectin-type starch, a growing season of 90–105 days and a potential yield of 4.5–5.0 t/ha.
Main advantages
- Amylo-pectin-type starch — maker's data
- Suitable for biofuel — stated by the maker
- Lodging resistance 9 points — maker's score
- Protein 13.8% — maker's data
Overview
About this product
Alternatyvne is a late-maturing proso millet variety (var. aureum) with a growing season of 90–105 days. The plants are 130–155 cm tall, the panicle is drooping, compact and well filled, the grain is large.
The starch is of the amylo-pectin type; per the maker, the variety is suitable for industrial, food, feed and medicinal purposes and for biofuel production.
- The maker rates lodging resistance at 9 points
- the variety is resistant to grain shattering and to the smut races common in Ukraine
- melanosis damage is 0.1% to 2.2%
Protein is 13.8%, carotenoids 4.99 to 5.72 mg/kg. Potential yield is 4.5–5.0 t/ha.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Інститут рослинництва ім. Юр’єва |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Late |
| Growing period | 90–105 days |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Growing zones | Steppe |
| Use | industrial, food, feed and medicinal purposes and biofuel production |
| Yield | potential 4.5–5.0 t/ha |
| Protein | 13.8% |
| Lodging resistance | 9 points |
| Shatter resistance | resistant to grain shattering |
| Plant height | 130–155 cm |
| Disease resistance | resistant to the smut races common in Ukraine; resistant to the first, fourth and fifth smut races; melanosis damage 0.1% to 2.2% |
| Other facts | Starch: amylo-pectin type; Botanical variety: aureum; Carotenoid content: 4.99 to 5.72 mg/kg; Panicle: drooping, compact, well filled; Grain: large |
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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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