MSL 515C

Canola

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Defender'

Summary: 'MSL 515C' differs from 'Defender' in flower colour, silique beak length and pedicel length. The flowers of 'MSL 515C are yellow with white stripes in some environments whereas the flowers of 'Defender' are yellow. The silique beak and silique pedicel of 'MSL 515C' are shorter than those of 'Defender'.

Description:

PLANT: male sterile mother line, spring seasonal type, short to medium in height at maturity

LEAF: dark green, few lobes, undulating margins with very shallow to shallow dentation

FLOWERS: yellow with white stripes in some environments

SILIQUE: medium in length, short beak, short pedicel

SEED: black

QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS: erucic acid 0.0% of total fatty acids, high glucosinolate content less than 30 µmol/g

Origin & Breeding History: 'MSL 515C' was derived from a cross made in 1998 in Hohenlieth, Germany in conjunction with Svalöf Weibull AB, Svalöv, Sweden. Selection criteria included male sterility, earliness, straw stiffness, high oil content, low glucosinolate content and low erucic acid content.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials were conducted during the summers of 2003 and 2005 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Plots consisted of 2 replicates of 8 rows spaced 15 cm apart, were 1.75 metres wide and 3.25 metres long. Plots were laid out in randomized complete block design.

Comparison tables for 'MSL 515C' with reference variety 'Defender'

Means are based on a two year average of 60 plant parts for silique measurements. Differences are significant at the 2% probability level based on LSD values.

Silique beak length (mm) (p less than 0.001)

Silique pedicel length (mm) (p less than 0.001)

Plant height at maturity (cm)