Bunchuk

Soft wheat (winter)

Originator: Plant Breeding and Genetics Institute of NAANU

Registered in the State Register of Cultivar Croppers of Ukraine in 2009

Variety: Erythrospermum  

Recommended growing area: Prairie, Forest steppe

Morphological and Biological Character

Height: 85-95 cm

Crop season: 278-283 days

Spike length: 9.2-10.8 cm

Cylinder shaped

Spike colour: white

Seed shape: ovoid

Colour: red

Weight of 1000 seeds: 40 grams

Resistance

Standing ability: 8-9 of 9

Cold endurance: 7-8 of 9

Drought resistance: 8-9 of 9

To affection: 7 of 9

To shatter: 8-9 of 9

To seed germination in a spike: 8-9 of 9

Overall bread score          4.8-5.2 points 

Gluten content                    27.6-32.1%

Crude protein                      12.4-13.7%

Flour strength                      W 360-380 points

Potential yield capacity     75.3-89.4 hwt/ha

This is a resistant hybrid. It is recommended for conventional cultivation technologies. Particular leaf arrangement provides better lighting and aeration of the plant, thereby the seeding rate can be increased by 10-15%. This is a variety of high-intensive prairie ecotype.