Шенон

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Shenon is a simple sunflower hybrid of VNIS breeding, resistant to herbicides based on tribenuron-methyl (SU-technology, up to 50 g/ha). A hybrid of an intensive type, combining high yields, resistance to drought, major diseases and new races of contagion.

It forms powerful plants with a well-made basket and high seed abundance. It is characterized by stable productivity in various soil and climatic conditions. It has been under variety testing since 2017.

KEY ADVANTAGES

Herbicide resistance SU (tribenuron-methyl)

High yield potential

High drought tolerance

Maximum fullness of the basket

Complex resistance to major diseases

Resistance to infection of races A–G

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HYBRID

Manufacturer:
VNIS

Type of hybrid:
Plain

Growing season:
about 110 days

Plant height:
165-170 cm

Basket diameter:
18-20 cm

Basket shape:
slightly convex

Basket position:
semi-inclined

Oil content:
about 52 %

Yield potential:
up to 58 c/ha

Average yield:
about 40 kg/ha

AGRONOMIC INDICATORS
(9 — high stability)

Drought resistance — 9

Resistance to lodging — 8

Shedding resistance — 9

TOLERANCE TO DISEASES

Rust — 9

Fomoz — 9

Fomopsis — 8

White rot of the basket (sclerotiniosis) — 8

Gray rot (botrytis) — 8

False powdery mildew — 9

Sunflower moth is resistant

Zarazikha — races A–G

RECOMMENDED DENSITY OF STANDING FOR CLEANING

Steppe:
45-50 thousand plants/ha

Forest-steppe:
50-55 thousand plants/ha