Evaluation of the modern lupine varieties developed in the All-Russian Lupin Scientific Research Institute

Abstract

Abstract The article presents the researches of the Institute within the frame of the breeding program for three cultivated lupine species: Lupinus albus L., Lupinus angustifolius L. and Lupinus luteus L. The authors analyze and compare the modern varieties of the cultivated lupine species included to the State Register of Breeding Achievements of Russia for the complex of economic-and-biological characters. The narrow-leafed lupine is the most early ripening; it allows to grow it in the most northern regions. The yellow lupine is the most adapted to light sandy loam soils. Its protein content in seeds is 45-50%. The white lupine has the highest grain productivity (5-6 t/ha) among grain legumes crops. Its grain quality is close to soya one (protein and oil content is 36-40% and 9-12% respectively).