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AGRICULTURE, AGROCHEMICAL, FEED PRODUCTION, AGROECOLOGY

A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN

Nurgul Mustafina 1 , Nadezhda Filippova 1 , Tatiana Kobernitskaya 2

1 “Scientific and Production Center of Grain Farming named after A.I. Barayev” LLP; 2 LLP “Research and Production Center for Grain Farming named after. A.I. Baraeva"

doi.org/10.37884/4-2025/29 pp. 281-290 Admitted 03.10.2025 Published 30.12.2025

Abstract

The priority area of ​​research in the selection of broad-eared wheatgrass for the conditions of the steppe and dry-steppe zones of Northern Kazakhstan is the development of high-yielding competitive varieties with improved forage quality indicators, high winter and drought resistance, as well as increased resistance to diseases and pests.

The article provides a description of the morphological, economically valuable and biological characteristics of the new variety of broad-eared wheatgrass Iskander, created for the steppe and dry-steppe regions of Kazakhstan.

The new Iskander wheatgrass variety exceeds regionalized varieties in forage and seed yield by 10 %. A distinctive feature of the variety is its increased resistance to adverse environmental conditions, both abiotic and biotic.

The Iskander variety of broad-eared wheatgrass was developed for haymaking. It is a mid-season variety. Its growing season is 65 days when harvested for hay and 100 days when harvested for seed. The green mass yield of the Iskander variety in the competitive variety testing nursery on average over five years (2018-2022) was 108 c/ha, dry matter yield (hay) - 40.9 c/ha, seed yield - 3.40 c/ha, exceeding the standard Burabay variety (respectively 85.9 c/ha; 32.2 c/ha; 2.46 c/ha) in green mass yield by 22.1 c/ha, 25.7%, dry matter - 8.7 c/ha, 27.0%, seeds - 0.94 c/ha, 38.2%.The dry matter contains 11.85% crude protein, 27.77% crude fiber, 6.17% crude ash, 1.86% crude fat, 50.95% non-nitrogenous extractive substances, 7.41% digestible protein, 9.28 MJ exchange energy, and 0.59 kg/kg feed units. The new variety has high winter hardiness and drought resistance.

wheatgrass variety selection green mass yield dry matter yield seed yield crude protein content crude fiber content drought resistance

01 Introduction

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[1]2025. A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN. Izdenister natigeler. 4 (108) (Dec. 2025), 281–290. DOI:https://doi.org/10.37884/4-2025/29.
(1)A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN. Izdenister natigeler 2025, No. 4 (108), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.37884/4-2025/29.
A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN. (2025). Izdenister Natigeler, 4 (108), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.37884/4-2025/29
A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN. Izdenister natigeler, [S. l.], n. 4 (108), p. 281–290, 2025. DOI: 10.37884/4-2025/29. Disponível em: https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1125. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.
“A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN”. 2025. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 4 (108) (December): 281-90. https://doi.org/10.37884/4-2025/29.
“A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN” (2025) Izdenister natigeler, (4 (108), pp. 281–290. doi:10.37884/4-2025/29.
[1]“A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN”, Izdenister natigeler, no. 4 (108), pp. 281–290, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.37884/4-2025/29.
“A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN”. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 4 (108), Dec. 2025, pp. 281-90, https://doi.org/10.37884/4-2025/29.
“A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN”. Izdenister natigeler, no. 4 (108) (December 30, 2025): 281–290. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1125.
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1.A NEW VARIETY OF WHEATGRASS (AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME ROEM. ET SCHULT) ISKANDER IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN. Izdenister natigeler. 2025;(4 (108):281-290. doi:10.37884/4-2025/29