Common Wheat - Esperia

* End Use - Blending Flours *

Esperia

Esperia

  • Strong gluten wheat with high yield potential;
  • The superior gluten strenght make it very interesting;
  • Very good frost tolerance;
  • Good diseases tolerance

 

It is a medium early common wheat with awned spikes and high vernalisation requirement (two or three days later than Centauro variety). Esperia has a very good resistance to common diseases and a good yielding potential. The grain quality is characterized by high protein content and by rheological properties as strong gluten flour (W > 350; P/L = 0.7 – 0.9).

ADVICE FOR CULTIVATION

SOWING DATE

Considering the high vernalisation requirement and the very good resistance to cold, early sowing date are not recommended.

SOWING DENSITY

It is advisable an application rate of 500 germinating seeds per square meter (approximately 200 - 220 Kg per hectare). The application rate must be increased in case of not adequately prepared soils or in late sowing.

NITROGEN FERTILIZATION

It is very important for the yield potential and the quality to have fertilizing divided into the following way:

  • 1/4 at sowing time or when the plants reach the third-leaf stage;
  • 2/4 at end of tillering-beginning of culm elongation;
  • 1/4 at 2° node.

PHYTOSANITARY DEFENCE

Esperia needs preventive treatment only under conditions particularly favourable to the development of fungus pathogenous development.

VARIETY CHARACTERISTICS

Pedigree
B 16/3*Linea Russa
Registration status
2002
Wheat Class
hard red winter
End Market Class
blending flours

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Vernalization requirement
very high
Winterhardiness
very high
Heading
early
Spike
awned
Plant height
medium
Potential yield
medium

GRAIN QUALITY

Test weight
good
Endosperm Texture
hard
Protein Content
very high
Chopin Mixolab Stability
> 9.50 min.
Chopin Alveograph W
> 350
Chopin Alveograph P/L
0.7-0.9

RESISTANCE TO:

Powdery Mildew
good
Leaf Rust
good
Septoria
medium
Cold
very good
Lodging
good

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