Nickerson

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DELIGHT is a restored hybrid spring oilseed rape variety with a very high gross output potential, a sound agronomic package and a very high oil content.

BREEDER: Raps, Germany
UK AGENT: Nickerson
BREEDER'S REFERENCE: RG 405/10
STATUS: HGCA Descriptive List 2010


 
TREATED YIELD (% Control)
DELIGHT
KumilyHeros (C) Ability
104
102100 99

(C) = Control

 

GROSS OUTPUT
 
DELIGHT
KumilyHeros (C)Ability
Yield (% Control)10310010099
(C) = Control

 

Delight has shown a very high yield performance in trials with a gross output of 103% of the control.

OIL CONTENT
 
DELIGHT
KumilyHeros (C) Ability
Oil Content (%) 43.842.244.0 43.9
(C) = Control

 

Delight has a very high oil content, similar to the control variety, Heros.

AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS
 
DELIGHT
KumilyHeros (C) Ability
Shortness of Stem675 6
Earliness of Flowering 876 7
Earliness of Maturity666 6
Lodging Resistance* 777 6
Plant Height (cm)* 121122129 122
* = from 2009 only (C) = Control


Delight is medium in height with good lodging resistance.

Delight is early to flower and medium-early to mature.

 

 

Data from HGCA Recommended Lists database, full data at www.hgca.com

On the 1-9 scales, high figures indicate that the variety shows the character to a high degree.

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