SM STEFANO

A medium-early, high-yielding alternative rye variety that produces high grain and green mass yields, recommended for cultivation on organic farms

Sowing rime – both: in autumn and in spring (until May 15)

Plants with long stems (straw) – guarantee a high yield of green fodder per hectare even in the poorest soil

• High yield, both in autumn and spring sowing
• Grain yield in 2021 (in Poland) – 4.41-6.56 t/ha
• Grain yield in 2022 (in Poland) – 5.15 t/ha
• Grain yield in 2023 (Poland) – 4.73 t/ha
• Heading time – medium early
• Maturity time – medium
• Plant height – 148 cm (medium/high)
• Resistance to lodging – medium
• Highest resistance to powdery mildew and root diseases
• Uniformity of grains > 2.5 mm – very high
• 1000 grain weight – 36.3 g
• Hectoliter weight – high
• Resistance to sprouting in ears – medium
• Protein content – ​​high
• Falling number – medium
• Can be grown as a summer catch crop
• Tolerates acidic soils
• Ideal for fodder production
• Suitable for biomass production
• Can be sown in mixtures

Resistance to diseases (when 6 – very resistant)

Grain quality indices

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