Plant Soil Environ., 2025, 71(12):860-872 | DOI: 10.17221/337/2025-PSE

Multi-trait evaluation of oilseed rape varietiesOriginal Paper

Katarzyna Waszak1, Konrad Banaś ORCID...2, Jacek Broniarz1, Tomasz Lenartowicz ORCID...1, Henryk Bujak ORCID...1,3, Agnieszka Łacka ORCID...2, Marcin Przystalski1
1 Research Centre for Cultivar Testing, Słupia Wielka, Poland
2 Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
3 Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland

The multifaceted nature of agricultural management and environmental factors complicates the production of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). This study evaluated 25 varieties (21 hybrids and four populations) in three growing seasons (2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23) in Poland. The focus was on yield, fat content, and resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The analyses revealed significant variability among the varieties, with the hybrids performing better consistently in terms of yield and fat content. The level of resistance to Sclerotinia was similar in hybrid and population varieties. Furthermore, DK Excited was found to be the highest-yielding variety, while Duke had the highest fat content. Derrick was the most resistant to S. sclerotiorum. Advocat and Dynamic were identified as the best varieties. In the analysed series of field trials, yield was found to be affected by high temperatures and a lack of rainfall in March, June, and July. For fat content, a lack of rainfall in July was the main limiting factor.

Keywords: multiple character analysis; comparison of hybrids with population varieties; Shukla’s stability variance

Received: July 31, 2025; Revised: October 13, 2025; Accepted: October 13, 2025; Prepublished online: December 17, 2025; Published: December 18, 2025  Show citation

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Waszak K, Banaś K, Broniarz J, Lenartowicz T, Bujak H, Łacka A, Przystalski M. Multi-trait evaluation of oilseed rape varieties. Plant Soil Environ. 2025;71(12):860-872. doi: 10.17221/337/2025-PSE.
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