Proposals regarding the targeted use of short-stemmed winter rye grain in Ukraine

Abstract

Aim. To draw the attention of producers, customers, collectors of rye grain, breeders to the availability of specialized short-stemmed, resistant to lodging varieties of this crop intended for baking bread, obtaining compound feed, alcohol, starch, various biopolymers, as well as the prospect of improving the quality of winter rye grain through breeding work. Methods. Field, laboratory, mathematical and statistical. Results. According to research data, rye varieties were divided into groups according to the directions of use. It is recommended to use Alatyr, Sirius, Oriana, Aldana, Laskave, Novax, Palazzo, Yelica varieties for baking bread; for feeding animals – Alatyr, Sirius, Oriana, Aldana, Laskave, Novax varieties; for processing into alcohol – varieties Oriana, Laskave, Novaks. Conclusions. The biochemical composition of the grain of various short-stemmed varieties of winter rye of our own breeding was studied in terms of the content of protein, starch, pentosans, alkylresorcins, and the activity of amylolytic enzymes. The target use of grain of short-stemmed varieties of winter rye has been established.