The new variety of winter brown mustard Vyuzhanka

The breeders of the V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops developed artificially the winter form of brown mustard by a method of resynthesis first in the world in 1968-1989. The variety of winter brown mustard Suzdalskaya was a result of this work. In 2016-2021, in the V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops, the variety Vyuzhanka was developed by a method of individual selection of elite plants using self-pollination from the initial variety of winter brown mustard Dzhuna. Due to results of competitive variety trials of 2019-2021, the variety of winter brown mustard Vyuzhanka increased the standard variety Dzhuna by seeds yield on average by 0.72 t/ha. Oil content of seeds was leveled to the standard one, increase of oil yield was 0.30 t/ha. Oil produced from the seeds of the new variety Vyuzhanka is characterized with full absence of erucic acid, allyl mustard oil in seeds is within 0.60%. Winter resistance of the variety Vyuzhanka by 32% is higher than the standard one. The variety of winter brown mustard Vyuzhanka is recommended for the cultivation in all regions of the Russian Federation.