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Variety traits

Rapeseed Oil Content

Brassica napus var. napus

Rapeseed oil content is the percentage of crude fat in the seeds, which determines the commercial value and oil yield during processing. This indicator is a key breeding trait that is inversely correlated with protein content.

In the reference 545 varieties crop Rapeseed, where this is mentioned in the description.

Modern rapeseed varieties and hybrids typically exhibit oil content levels of 45–50%. Winter forms of the crop demonstrate a higher potential, reaching up to 50%, whereas the average values for spring forms are usually around 43%. An oil content below 40–42% is considered less favorable for industrial processing.

Oil content is a polygenic trait highly dependent on soil and climatic conditions and cultivation technologies. In rapeseed breeding, the priority task is to increase oil content while simultaneously reducing the levels of erucic acid and glucosinolates. Effective evaluation of seed quality in production and breeding is carried out using extraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, or near-infrared spectrometry methods.

General information about the subject — on the page Oil content.

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Varieties of Rapeseed mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Franky

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

HU
2 records

Dubla

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

IT
2 records

Dirigent

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DE
2 records

Combiner

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DE
2 records

46A75

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

CZ
3 records

Rainbow

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

3 records

Finley

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

2 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Lidea France SAS, FR

FR
2 records

4106A186 05

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Konrad Kraling

UA
2 records

Teron

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu «TK ART-AHRO»

UA
2 records

SY Romeo

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)

FR
1 record

ROMEO PS 9601

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Raps GbR

ES
1 record

RNX 3403

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hrehorts Shreder

UA
1 record

RNX3846

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Marina Gunnemann

UA
1 record

Ranok Podillia

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Sytnyk Ihor Danylovych, Bihun IUliia Ilinichna, Vyshnevs`kyi Pavlo Ivanovych,

UA
1 record

RAP 1031

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Jurgen Noack, Heinrich Busch, Dr. Martin Frauen,

UA
2 records

/PR 44 V 22/

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Jean-Claude Pruvot

UA
1 record

Pegaz

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Persei

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Bachevs`ka Nadiia Mykhailivna, El`tsov Andrian Leonardovych, Hurynovych Stepan Iosypovych, Protsiv Petro Bohdanovych, Mazur Valerii Oleksandrovych, Abramyk Mykhailo Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

NK Ozon

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SYNGENTA SEEDS AG, CH

FR
1 record

NK Terrier

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SYNGENTA SEEDS AG| Syngenta Seeds AG

DE
1 record

Marshall

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

DE
2 records

Mieszko

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Raps GbR Saatzucht Lundsgaard

PL
2 records

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