Variability of agronomic traits of the ‘Lipchanka’ spring turnip rape cultivar in the conditions of the North-West of Russia
https://doi.org/10.30766/2072-9081.2026.27.1.66-75
Abstract
Turnip rape (Brassica rapa L. subsp. oleifera (DC.) Metzg.) is an important oilseed crop in the temperate climate zone. The article provides the results of a long-term study (2019–2024) on the variability of morpho-biological and agronomic traits of the ‘Lipchanka’ spring turnip rape cultivar bred by the Lipetsk Research Institute of Rapeseed, under the conditions of Saint Petersburg (North-Western region of Russia). The duration of the vegetative period (67–97 days), seed yield (60–96 g/m²), and plant height (77.2–109.6 cm) mostly depended on the growing conditions (CV = 128 %). Low interannual variability (CV < 10 %) was observed for the «seedlings–flowering» period (30–36 days), productivity of one plant (1.2–3.3 g), number of the first-order branches (4.0–7.3 pcs.), average number of seeds per pod (14.8–22.4 pcs.), and weight of 1000 seeds (2.8–3.1 g). The highest genetic stability of the cultivar was recorded for the «weight of 1000 seeds» trait. The ‘Lipchanka’ cultivar is used as a standard cultivar in the study and comparative evaluation of new spring turnip rape cultivars introduced into the collection of the N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR). The herbarium specimen of the ‘Lipchanka’ cultivar designated as the nomenclatural standard is registered in the VIR Herbarium database and has been transferred for storage to the National Center for Plant Genetic Resources.
About the Authors
I. V. VarganovaRussian Federation
Irina V. Varganova, junior researcher, the Department of Agrobotany and in situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Str., St. Petersburg, 190000
V. I. Gorshkov
Russian Federation
Vladimir I. Gorshkov, PhD in Agricultural Science, leading researcher, the Laboratory of Rape Breeding and Seed Production
Boevoy proezd 26, Lipetsk, Lipetsk region, 398037
N. V. Lebedeva
Russian Federation
Natalia V. Lebedeva, junior researcher, the Department of Agrobotany and in situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Str., St. Petersburg, 190000
A. G. Dubovskaya
Russian Federation
Alexandra G. Dubovskaya, PhD in Agricultural Science, senior researcher, the Department of Genetic Resources of Oil and Fiber crops
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Str., St. Petersburg, 190000
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For citations:
Varganova I.V., Gorshkov V.I., Lebedeva N.V., Dubovskaya A.G. Variability of agronomic traits of the ‘Lipchanka’ spring turnip rape cultivar in the conditions of the North-West of Russia. Agricultural Science Euro-North-East. 2026;27(1):66-75. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30766/2072-9081.2026.27.1.66-75
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