Review article

WHEAT BREEDING AND SEED PRODUCTION IN AGRIGENETICS, OSIJEK

Milutin Bede ; Agrigenetics d.o.o. Osijek
Sonja Petrović ; Agrigenetics d.o.o. Osijek

Abstract

Work on breeding wheat in Agrigenetics is actually continuation of long time work of prof. dr. sc. M. Bede in Agricultural Institute Osijek, and it is based on creating of high potential cultivars for yield (Gabi, Fiesta, Nika, Bela) and grain, flour and bread quality (Mura, Lenta) and creating the „economical cultivars“ (Fiesta, Mura, Luna). First Agrigenetic's recognized cultivars were Kruna, Lara, Lenta, Perla and Astra in year 1997. Until today Agrigenetic has 19 recognized cultivars in Croatia, 9 in Slovenia, 4 in Bosnia and Hercegovina , 2 in Hungary and 1 in Turkey. In year 1977 it was produced and sold 540 t of seed, and in 2003 12,238 t seed, which is about 23-25% of total Croatian seed production. Until year 2001/02 the most important cultivars in production were Kruna, Lenta, Lara and Perla and today that are Gabi, Fiesta, Kruna, Mura and Lenta, which means that we have decided to change cultivars in production and that change was good and increased seed production in Agrigenetics. In year 2004/05 we have started production of ours latest cultivars Nika, Bela, Ines and Athens, because we think that they will, specially Nika and Bela because of their high potential for yield and grain and flour quality, be important in wheat production in Croatia.

Keywords

breeding; wheat seed production; cultivar

Hrčak ID:

167984

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/167984

Publication date:

29.7.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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