Інститут рослинництва ім. Юр’єва·Oilseeds
Kosmos
Kosmos is an ultra-early-maturing confectionery sunflower hybrid from the Yuriev Plant Production Institute with a growing season of up to 100 days, a 1000-seed weight of up to 100 g and a plant density of 20–28 thousand plants/ha.
Main advantages
- Growing season up to 100 days — ultra-early-maturing
- 1000-seed weight up to 100 g — large-seeded
- Density before harvest 20–28 thousand plants/ha — advice
- Kernel protein 25% — maker's data
- Medium broomrape resistance — maker's data
Overview
About this product
Kosmos is an ultra-early-maturing, large-seeded confectionery sunflower hybrid with a growing season of up to 100 days and a plant height of 155–170 cm. Resistance to lodging and shattering is high; resistance to broomrape and downy mildew is medium.
The maker attributes its tolerance to head rots to very early ripening. Hull content is 27–28%, 1000-seed weight up to 100 g, oil content 44–46%, kernel protein 25%, and the achene is black.
Yield potential is 4.7 t/ha. The recommended plant density before harvest is 20–28 thousand plants/ha.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | Інститут рослинництва ім. Юр’єва |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Ultra Early |
| Growing period | up to 100 days |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe |
| Growing zones | Steppe and Forest-Steppe |
| Use | confectionery use |
| Yield | potential 4.7 t/ha (Sumy branch of UIPVE) |
| Oil content | 44–46% |
| Protein | 25% in the seed kernel |
| Lodging resistance | high resistance to lodging |
| Shatter resistance | high resistance to shattering |
| Plant height | 155–170 cm |
| Disease resistance | broomrape: medium resistance; downy mildew: medium resistance; tolerant to head rots |
| Plants at harvest | 20–28 thousand plants/ha |
| Thousand-seed weight | up to 100 g |
| Other facts | Hull content: 27–28%; Achene colour: black; Head: strongly convex, diameter up to 25 cm |
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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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