New spring rapeseed accessions in the VIR collection
https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2025-4-86-97
Abstract
Background. Rapeseed (Brassica napus L. subsp. oleifera Metzg.) is a popular oilseed crop, widespread in the temperate climate zone. Its biological potential makes it possible to procure high seed yields under a wide range of weather conditions. Responses of new spring rapeseed cultivars and hybrids to temperatures and rainfall during the growing season are of interest.
Materials and methods. The experiment was conducted in 2021–2023 in VIR’s experimental fields (Pushkin, St. Petersburg). The studied material included 6 cultivars developed in Russia, 3 cultivars from Sweden, and F1 hybrids from France, Germany and Austria. The duration of plant development periods, seed yield per area unit, and plant productivity were assessed, and indicators associated with the yield were measured.
Results. The lowest seed yield was obtained in the unfavorable 2021. Statistically significant correlations linked only the following characters: duration of the flowering-to-harvesting and germination-to-harvesting periods; pod length and seed number per pod; seed number per pod and plant height. The highest seed yield was shown by cv. ‘Erebus’ released by Lipetsk Rapeseed Research Institute. In 2022, there were ten significant correlations. The group with the lowest seed yields included only cultivars, and the group with the highest ones incorporated only hybrids. The highest seed yield was recorded in 2023. The greatest contribution to seed yield was made by branched plants with a short stem, such as NXH2024 CL (Dow AgroSciences), and ‘Katinka’ (Sweden). The largest seeds in all years of observations were those of CL 6665383H (Pioneer), ‘Oredezh 6’ (Leningrad Research Institute of Agriculture), ‘Kalla’ (Sweden), and Caramino CL (Lembke KG). The earliest ripening was demonstrated by all hybrids from Lembke KG, and the cultivars ‘Oredezh 6’, ‘Larets’ (All-Russian Fodder Research Institute), and ‘Katinka’ (Sweden).
Supporting agencies: The study was conducted within the framework of the state task according to the theme plan of VIR, Project No. FGEM-2022-0005 “Plant resources of oil and fiber crops at VIR as the basis for theoretical research and their practical utilization”. The authors thank the reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this work.
About the Authors
A. G. Dubovskaya
N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources
Россия
Россия
Alexandra G. Dubovskaya, Cand. Sci. (Agriculture), Senior Researcher, VIR
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190000, Russia
E. A. Porokhovinova
N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources
Россия
Россия
Elizaveta A. Porokhovinova, Dr. Sci. (Biology), Leading Researcher, VIR
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190000, Russia
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Dubovskaya A.G., Porokhovinova E.A. New spring rapeseed accessions in the VIR collection. Proceedings on applied botany, genetics and breeding. 2025;186(4):86-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2025-4-86-97
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