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A high yielding common millet whit good resistance to lodging and diseases

• Tall plants (100-105 cm)
• Medium to strong rooting ability
• Good drought tolerance
• Good resistance to lodging
• Very good resistance to diseases
• Very good tolerance to Head Smut (Sphacelotheca destruens)

• High yields in fertile and moderately moist soils
• Seed yield potential – 3.5 t/ha
• Plant height – 100-105 cm
• Leaves – 31.6 cm
• Inflorescences – inclined to one side, medium length
• Resistance to lodging – good, no need to use growth regulators
• Good drought tolerance
• Very good resistance to diseases
• Very high tolerance to head smut (Sphacelotheca destruens)
• Seeds – yellow
• 1000 seeds weight – 5.2-6.1 g
• It has no great requirements on soils but extremely dry, poor in nutrients and very heavy, wet and cold soils are not suitable
• A soil pH of 5.6 and higher is recommended
• The optimal sowing time (in Slovakia) is the first ten days of May, and if the spring is very warm, the last ten days of April
• The optimum soil temperature – 9-11˚C
• As a cover crop can be sown until the end of May, the yield does not decrease
• Insensitive to pests, but it is not recommended to sow following (or next to) maize, as it can be injured by the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner)).
• Phosphorous and potassium fertilizers are applied according to the richness of the soil
• Nitrogen fertilizers are used depending on the cultivation goals and cultivation experience
• The sowing rate with regard to a higher weight of 1000 grains should not sink under 17 kg/ha, but it should not exceed 28-30 kg/ha.
• Seedbed preparation for millet is related to that for spring-seeded small grains. The optimal sowing depth is about 3-4 cm for sandy-loamy soils, in heavier soils 2-3 cm.
• If ripening is uneven, desiccants are used before harvesting
• Optimum harvesting time – when the moisture content of the seeds is 17-18 %
• The grains are shiny at the stage of harvest and have a varietal coloration of seed – yellow colour

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