BIKINI

x Triticosecale Wittm.

An early high yielding triticale with good resistance to diseases and lodging, suitable for organic farming

  • Excellent yield potential
  • Resistant to lodging
  • Very high hectoliter weight
  • Very high protein content
  • Very good resistance to diseases
  • Excellent resistance to yellow rust
  • High resistance to powdery mildew

Excellent yield potential – 108.4 % (compared to French standard varieties*)

Very high protein content – 110.0 % (compared to French standard varieties)

High grain weight – 103.4 % (compared to French standard varieties)

* standard varieties were (Kaulos + Tribeca + Orval)/3

Both treated and untreated grains produced similar yields, making them suitable for organic farms

In northern European countries, sowing can be done until mid-April.

  • Heading – 7 points (early)
  • Average height – 6.5 points (medium/large)
  • Resistant to lodging – 6.5 points (medium/high)
  • Resistant to cold – medium/high
  • Resistance to powdery mildew – 7.0 points (high)
  • Resistance to yellow rust – 8.0 points (very high)
  • Resistance to brown rust – 6.0 points (medium/high)
  • Resistant to septoria – 6.0 points (medium/high)
  • Resistance to ear rhynchosporiosis – 5.0 points (medium)

* data from the trials in France (2014-2015)

 

According to variety trials in Czech Republic (2015):

  • Grain yield – 8.14 t/ha
  • Plant height – 96.0 cm
  • Heading – after 82.0 days
  • Maturity – after 134.5 days
  • Resistance to lodging before harvest – 9 points (excellent)
  • Weight of 1000 grains – 46.1 g
  • Resistance to yellow rust – 9.0 points
  • Resistance to powdery mildew – 8.0 points
  • Resistance to septoria – 6.0 points
  • Resistance to brown rust – 8.0 points
  • Resistance to fusarium wilt – 9.0 points

 

According to the trials of this variety in the United Kingdom (2016):

With seed treatment:

  • Grain yield reached 7.35 t/ha
  • Straw length – 100 cm
  • Maturity – 5 points

Without seed treatment:

  • Grain yield reached 6.49 t/ha
  • Straw length – 105 cm
  • Maturity – 6 points

 

According to the trials of this variety in the Germany (2015):

  • Grain yield with seed treatment – 6.08 t/ha,
  • Grain yield without seed treatment – 6.12 t/ha
  • Weight of 1000 grains – 44.9 g
  • Hectoliter weight – 69.2 kg/hl

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate: 400-450 seeds/m2 or 200-220 kg/ha