Enterprise "Shipyanyi-ASK" of the NAS of Belarus offers consumers Winter rapeseed variety seeds "Viten - Nikolai superelite" under a manufacturing agreement and is looking for partners to conclude a distribution services agreement.

Morphological characteristics:
In the two-true-leaf stage, the cotyledons are short to medium in length and narrow to medium in width. In the rosette stage, the green color of the leaves is moderately intense. The leaves are divided into lobes, with moderately intense serration along the margins. Leaves in the rosette stage are of medium width. Leaf length, including the blade and petiole, is medium.

Flowering time is average. Flowers are yellow. Petals are short to medium in length. Petal width is narrow to medium. Plant height at full bloom is 110-120 cm. At the end of flowering, the total plant length, including lateral branches, is 127-142 cm. Pod length at maturity is 7.0-8.0 cm. The tendency to form an inflorescence in the year of sowing with spring sowing is very weak to weak.

Agricultural and biological characteristics:
Mid-season, erucic acid-free, low-glucosinolate variety. During 2018-2020 testing, the average yield was 34.8 c/ha, with a maximum of 65.7 c/ha achieved at the Goretskaya State Agricultural Institution in 2020. The average 1,000-seed weight was 4.8 g. The average growing season lasted 319 days. The variety is resistant to lodging. Winter hardiness is 4.5 points. Seed oil content is 40.77%, glucosinolate content is 1.09%. Protein content in meal is 24.68%. Average oil yield per hectare is 12.0 c/ha, protein 7.6 c/ha. Erucic acid content in seed oil is 0.29%, oleic acid 62.52%, and linolenic acid 9.38%.

The information is posted on the Enterprise's dedicated website here.(in Russian)

According to the applicant, the variety is resistant to alternaria.

Today, the State Agricultural Enterprise "Shipyany-ASK" of the NAS of Belarus in the Smolevichi District is a large, multi-industry farm. The farm specializes in meat and milk production, with extensive potato farming. The goal of the enterprise is to cultivate a strong consumer image of the company as a producer of high-quality products that best meet their needs, thereby ensuring sustainable growth.

The enterprise produces beef, milk, potatoes, grain corn, canola, wheat, rye, malting barley, triticale, millet, and buckwheat.

Consumers interested in purchasing Winter rapeseed variety seeds "Viten - Nikolai superelite", under a manufacturing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing Winter rapeseed variety seeds "Viten - Nikolai superelite", under a distribution services agreement.