MV MARTONGOLD

A mid-early, high-yielding, winter hardy spelt with excellent grain quality, especially suitable for organic farming

• True spelt with high quality value  
• MV Martongold has been selected from the Oberkulmer Rotkorn/ Balmegg combination, both parents are true spelt without any Triticum aestivum genus   
• Especially high yield potential
• Excellent winter hardiness
• High resistance to lodging
• High resistance to diseases
• Moderately resistance to mildew and leaf rust
• High protein and gluten content
• Quality parameters similar to Oberkulmer Rotkorn Spelt
• Excellent grain quality
• Extremely good adaptation to different habitats, low demand for soil and environmental conditions
• Recommended for growing in a variety of soil types, including organic farming, intensive farming pure or fertile fields

• Grain yield – 6.38 t/ha
• Yield potential – 5-7 t/ha
• Yield obtained in Hungary in 2021 – 4.96-5.34 t/ha
• Plant height – 115-125 cm
• Winter hardiness – good
• Tillering – good
• Weed suppression – excellent
• Thanks to vigorous early growth, fast soil coverage, it is possible to grow without herbicides in good conditions
• Resistance to lodging – good
• Tolerance to diseases – good
• Recommended number of seedlings – 250 seedlings/m²
• Grains – shelled (with hull)
• 1000 grain weight (with hull) – 80-110 g
• 1000 grain weight (without hull) – 44.8 g
• Hectoliter weight – 75.0-83.0 kg/hl
• Protein content – ​​15-20.9 %
• Gluten content – 38-50.3 %
• Flour (Farinograph) group – B2
• Flow of wet glue – 9-15 mm
• Falling number (Hagberg) – 340-400 s
• Sedimentation (Zeleny-f.) – 40 ml
• Hardiness index – 10.3

Resistance to diseases (1-9 points)

• High stable yield
• Heading time – medium (4 points out of 9.0)
• Maturation time – medium (4 points out of 9.0)
• Plant height – medium (5 points out of 9.0)
• Resistance to lodging – high (8 points out of 9.0)
• Winter hardiness – medium (6 points out of 9.0)
• 1000 grain weight – high (8 points out of 9.0)
• Excellent grain quality
• Protein content – high (8 points out of 9.0)
• High resistance to diseases

Resistance to diseases (1-9 points)

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