Postage stamp dedicated to the grade "Bezostaya 1"
Lutescens (Lutescens) - a group of varieties of soft wheat .
It features a white, boneless, hairless spike , and red grain .
Lutescens is one of the most common varieties of wheat, especially in North America and Europe .
According to the data for 1971 in the USSR , soft wheat varieties of the Lutescens variety occupied more than 50% of the area of this crop. The table shows the most common varieties of soft wheat of this variety that were cultivated in the USSR at a specified point in time.
| View | Grade | Area | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| spring | ' Saratov 29 ' | over 16 million ha | over 36% of spring wheat sowing in the country |
| spring | ' Lutescens 758 ' | ||
| winter | ' Bezostaya 1 ' | 8.3 million ha | more than 40% of winter wheat sowing |
| winter | ' Mironovskaya 808 ' | 9.5 million ha | more than 45% of winter wheat sowing |
References used
- Lutescens - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .