Hungarian Vetch
Registered Year: 1998
The Owner Institute of Variety: Central Research Institute for the Field Crops
Morphological Characters:
Main stem length is 40-80 cm. Flowers are white in color. Flower raceme is 13-17 mm length. Seed is round-shaped elipsoid, and its surface color is in black mottled and point. Thousand grain weight is 35-50 gram.
Agricultural Characters:
It’s winter-hardy and drought resistant. It’s grown alone and in a mixture with cereals (especially barley) for hay and sillage production.
Yield Characters:
The yields of hay and seed are 75- 150 kg da-1 and 200-400 kg da-1, respectively.
Technological Characters:
Hay and herbage quality is high.
Disease and Pets Status:
It’s to resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.
Recomended Area:
This variety is a winter crop for Central Anatolia Region and similar areas.