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CRUSOE

WINTER OILSEED RAPE

Crusoe is a restored hybrid Recommended List Candidate variety for growing on land infected with
common strains of clubroot. It has a high gross output, high resistance to stem canker, good resistance to
Light leaf spot with good stem stiffness and resistance to lodging. It is TuYV resistant.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS

Important note on data sources: Crusoe data is from ‘AHDB Winter oilseed rape trials harvest 2024 – Candidate varieties’. The Ambassador / Aurelia / Crocodile data comparisons in the bar chart are taken from Recommended List 2024/25.

  • High seed yield combined with high oil content
  • High resistance to stem canker
  • TuYV resistant

OUTPUT UK

  • Gross output (yield adjusted for oil content) 105
  • Oil content 44.7

AGRONOMICS

  • Resistance to lodging9
  • Stem stiffness 8
  • Shortness of stem 5
  • Earliness of flowering 4
  • Earliness of maturity 5

DISEASE

  • Light leaf spot6
  • Stem canker 8

Ratings above are 1-9. A high rating indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree

GROSS OUTPUT UK

LIGHT LEAF SPOT

STEM CANKER

Crusoe & Crocodile are both clubroot restistant.

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