BIKINI

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