Winterstern
A new Star in the Durum-Sky!
- High yield
- Good leaf and ear vitality
- Very high and stable falling number
- Excellent yellow color value
WINTERSTERN offers a higher yield than Wintergold, a high falling number and an outstanding yellow color value.
VARIETY TRAITS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE OF WINTERStern
Yield | high to very high |
Maturity | medium |
TKM (thousand kernel mass) | high |
Plant height | medium to long |
Risk of lodging | moderate |
Powdery mildew | low to medium |
Leaf rust | medium |
Yellow rust | low to medium |
Septoria leaf bloch | medium |
Fusarium | low to medium |
Winter killing | medium |
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION
Location | Richer soils at locations suitable for durum cultivation with warm and dry summers, viticultural climate, or regions where grain maize is cultivated. |
Crop rotation | Optimal preceding crops are foliage plants like rape or legumes. Sugar beet is limitedly suitable and maize and winter wheat are to be avoided. |
Sowing time | Beginning of October until beginning of November |
Seeding | Sowing time and sowing rate: |
Early sowing: 360 - 400 grains/m² | |
Late sowing: 380 - 420 grains/m² | |
Increasing the sowing rate by ca. 10 % on the basis of organic production methods (e.g. harrowing) should be carried out at own discretion. | |
Weed control | Cultivation should only be carried out on parcels with low weed pressure. When it comes to the cultivation of durum wheat repeated harrowing at the 3- or 4-leaf-stage during pre- and post- emergence is imperative. Another option would be the cultivation with a certain distance between the rows (e.g. 25 cm) that allows hoeing at 4-leaf-stage. |
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Felix Buchholz
Consulting
Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht GmbH & Co. KG
Im Rheinfeld 1-13
D-76437 Rastatt
Tel.: +49 (0) 7222 / 77 07 - 26
Fax: +49 (0) 7222 / 77 07 - 77
Mobile phone: +49 (0) 160 / 157 96 12
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