Morphological features:
Plant of semi-dense type. Stem without anthocyanin coloration, height 128 cm. Height of attachment of lower branches 22 cm. Number of first-order branches up to 13 pcs. Leaves oval, without anthocyanin, green, wavy-edged, weakly lobed, without hairs, weakly wrinkled. Leaf blade length 20 cm, width 11 cm. Leaf arrangement - alternate. Inflorescence racemose, number of inflorescences per plant up to 5-6 pcs. Flowers yellow, medium. Length of siliqua beak 1.1 cm. Seeds round, black. Up to 23 seeds per siliqua.
Agronomic and biological characteristics:
Hybrid medium-maturing, erucic acid-free, low glucosinolate. During 2007-2009 trials, average yield was 24.3 centners/ha. Maximum yield 33.0 centners/ha was achieved at GCSU "Mozirskaya SS" in 2008. Vegetation period 104 — 109 days. Average 1000-seed mass is 3.7 g. Seeds contain 43.7% fat, glucosinolates 0.53%. Protein content in meal 24.4%. Protein yield 5.6 centners. Erucic acid content in oil 0.04%, oleic 64.4%, linolenic 8.7%, linoleic 19.3%. Iodine value of oil 112.7. Flowering and ripening are synchronized. Resistance to lodging and shattering is good.
SALSA CL is the first, herbicide-resistant hybrid of winter rape from NPZ-LEMBKE®.
SALSA CL belongs, like HIDALGO, to the early maturing group with rapid development in early stages. After two years of cultivation, SALSA CL is considered one of the more widely grown hybrids in Ukraine. SALSA CL enables successful cultivation of winter rape in problematic areas with high weed infestation by cruciferous weeds.
PROPERTIES
SALSA CL belongs to medium-high growth type with plant height 140-160 cm. Application of herbicide NOPASARAN has the best effect after rape seedlings emergence, when weeds are in cotyledon stage.
Favorable effect on individual plant development is achieved by precise adherence to seeding rate.
Due to its rapid development in early stages, hybrid SALSA CL is ideally suited for medium sowing dates. Optimal sowing dates for SALSA CL are the end of the first and second decade of April. Successful application of herbicide NOPASARAN when sufficient soil moisture is present.
