A white mustard variety Ruslana

A new white mustard variety Ruslana was developed in 2009-2015 by repeated individual selection from a variety Raduga. A feature of the new variety is lowered erucic acid content in seed oil - up to 1.0%. The variety Ruslana exceeded the standard variety Raduga on seed yield on 0.22 t per ha. The new variety is characterized by a large quantity of branches on a plant, increased tolerance to main pathogens, higher resistance to lodging, uniformity on plant height, flowering and maturing. The white mustard variety Ruslana can be used as a green manure, oil, forage, and honey crop.