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May 04, 2022
Los Grobo presents Grobo Limay, a new variety of wheat with its own brand
In line with its commitment to growth in innovation and development, Grupo Los Grobo will hold the official presentation of its first own-brand self-propelled product next Friday, May 6: Trigo Grobo Limay.

With a competitive proposal, the company presents a long-cycle variety, with a moderate cold requirement, with high yield potential for the best productive environments in the main wheat areas of the country.

"It is an ideal material for the beginning of sowing, in the Southwest of the Province of Buenos Aires, the optimum date is from the last days of May to mid-June, in the North Center of Buenos Aires and the South of Santa Fe, from mid-May to the first days of June, and in the South of Entre Ríos, during the month of May," said Ing. Agr. Guillermo Alonso, Technical Advisor of Los Grobo Agropecuaria.

Although each area has specific characteristics and weather conditions, since last year a series of trials have been carried out in different parts of the country, where the same producers had the opportunity to evaluate Grobo Limay, together with the company's technicians, in various situations with excellent results: Its high tillering capacity allows it to adjust between 230 to 240 thousand plants per hectare for early dates, reaching 260 to 280 thousand for late dates. It has a high harvest rate, with fast coverage between rows. With outstanding health characteristics, being moderately resistant to the 3 Rusts (Orange, Striated and Black) and with outstanding behavior to Yellow Spot and Septoria.

The new Grobo Limay variety can be considered within group 2 of quality, with PH 77/78, Protein 11.5 and interesting values ​​in terms of its baking quality.

"Although this is the first commercial license, with which Los Grobo begins to participate in the self-pollinated seed market, we believe that there is great potential to develop" commented Martin Sackmann Varela, Gte. Of Innovation and Technical Development of Los Grobo Agropecuaria.

"Our goal is to continue to be the leading company in the supply of inputs, services and knowledge for the agricultural value chain. On this path of continuous growth, we work hard to be able to offer producers the best genetics, advice and technologies so that they can achieve maximum results in their fields, that is our challenge with this new product," said Emanuel Bodega Duckwitz, Gte. Commercial and Agricultural Production of Los Grobo Agropecuaria.

This new launch seeks to complement the range of products offered by Los Grobo, always attentive to the needs and demands of the producer, based on the highest quality standards. → agrositio.com.ar

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