Millet elite/s.elita, Kyiv region.

In the Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine since 1973 r.

Recommended for growing in the Steppe, Forest Steppe and Polissia.

Author: A.S. Maidannyk

Economic and biological characteristics:

* High-yielding, yield 46–62 t/ha

* Mid-late (vegetation period 89–98 days)

* Resistant to lodging(//tractor-service.com)

* Resistant to shedding

* Drought resistance is high

* Resistance against damage by diseases and pests is average.

realization is possible from 50 kg.

Grain quality. Weight of 1000 grains 7.3–7.8 g. Film density 17–19%, uniformity 94–97%, yieldgrains 76–79%. Taste qualities are good. Valuable for grain quality.

Approbation signs. A variety of aureum. Medium-sized (73–83 cm). The panicle is compressed, 28–32 cm long. The grain is yellow.

Agrotechnical requirements. A variety of intensive type. Responds well to high culture of agriculture. The optimal time for sowing in the forest-steppe of Ukraine is the first decade of May, when the soil at a depth of 10 cm warms up to 10–12 °C. The sowing rate for continuous sowing is 3.6–4.2 million similar seeds per 1 ha.