Winter Rye Dańkowskie Amber C/1

FEATURES OF THE WINTER RYE DAŃKOWSKIE AMBER VARIETY:

Winter rye Dańkowskie Amber is a proven, exceptionally high-yielding population variety that adapts perfectly to Polish cultivation conditions. Its key advantage is the early heading and ripening date, which allows the plant to effectively escape summer droughts. Because of this, this variety performs excellently on poorer, water-deficient soils, guaranteeing a stable and safe yield. The plants develop a stem of medium length, showing high resistance to lodging (rating 5 on a 9° scale), which significantly facilitates crop management and allows for trouble-free combine harvesting.

In terms of technological value, Dańkowskie Amber is a true market leader. The grain is characterised by very high protein content (rating 8/9) and high flour yield, making it an extremely desirable raw material for milling and baking purposes. Additionally, the highest sugar content makes this yield highly attractive for the distilling industry (spirits production). A balanced health profile, including high resistance to powdery mildew, brown rust and basal stem diseases, allows optimisation of fungicide protection costs in the crop.

Advantages of choosing Winter Rye DAŃKOWSKIE AMBER:

• Ideal for milling and distilling purposes: High flour yield, very high protein content and highest sugar content ensure a high purchase price and wide grain market opportunities.
• Outstanding drought tolerance: The early maturity of the variety means it performs well on water-poor sites, avoiding the negative effects of summer heat.
• Safety and easy harvest: Good resistance to lodging protects the crop from quality and quantity losses and facilitates efficient harvesting.
• Stable crop health: High resistance (rating 5/9) to key diseases, including brown rust and basal stem diseases, permanently secures yield potential.

WINTER RYE DAŃKOWSKIE AMBER - CULTIVATION PARAMETERS:

Heading and ripening date:	Early / Early (variety ideal for water-poor soils)
Stem length and lodging resistance:	Medium / 5 (High)
Usage direction and grain quality:	Milling purposes (high flour yield) / Spirits production (highest sugar content)
Quality parameters (9° scale):	Protein content: 8 (Very high) / Falling number: 4 (Good) / TKW: Medium
High disease resistance (Rating 5):	Powdery mildew, Brown rust, Basal stem diseases, Stem rust
Good disease resistance (Rating 4):	Septoria leaf blotch, Rhynchosporium
Recommended sowing rate (optimal timing):	280-320 germinating seeds/m² (approx. 90-110 kg/ha)
Sowing rate adjustment:	Early sowing or intensive technology: -10% | Delayed sowing: +10%

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - WINTER RYE DAŃKOWSKIE AMBER:

Why does the Dańkowskie Amber variety perform well on dry sites?

The key to this variety's success on water-poor sites is its early heading and ripening date. This accelerated growth cycle allows the plant to fully develop and fill the grain before the greatest summer water deficits and heat arrive, thus securing the final yield.

What are the best uses for the harvested grain?

Dańkowskie Amber is rye with outstanding technological properties. Due to its high flour yield and very high protein content (rating 8/9), it is an excellent raw material for the milling industry. Furthermore, because of the highest sugar content, this yield can be very successfully used for profitable spirits production.