Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 1. Agriculture, Food and Marine Resources

1.3 Heterotic hybrid of white cabbage Avatar F₁

Developers’ contact information

Republican Unitary Enterprise "The Institute For Vegetable Growing of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus"
127/ 1, Mayakovskiy Str., 220028 Minsk
Tel/ Fax: +375 (17) 223-37-11; e-mail: belniio@mail.ru

Summary

Hybrid of white cabbage Avatar F1 is meant for cultivation in open ground in all agroclimatic zones of the country. Used for long-term storage, fresh consumption, canning and pickling.

Description

Hybrid of white cabbage Avatar F₁late-ripening type with a vegetation period of 165-170 days. Obtained using cytoplasmic male sterility, and exhibits genetic resistance to vascular wilt. Yield up to 120 t/ha, equalisation factor by average head mass is about 90%.

Technology type

• Other:
  Agricultural plant types.

Technical advantages and economic benefits

The hybrid can be preserved till April – May, taste properties are high, appropriate for pickling. Commercial yield after 6 months of storage is more than 90%. Appropriate for machine harvesting, transportability is high. More resistant to regular illnesses and pest damage, than the Mara standard.

Technology differentiation and uniqueness

For the first time in the Republic of Belarus, heterotic hybrid is obtained on the basis of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMC). Hybrids on the basis of CMC have been recently emerging in catalogues of foreign companies, they exhibit higher plant evenness.

Context in which technology was identified

International Specialized Exhibition “Belagro - 2008”, state owned farm “Brilevo”, Gomel region, in scientific publications, on the radio and television.

Technological keywords

White cabbage, hybrids, cytoplasmic male sterility, keeping capacity.

Development Stage

• Other:
  In State strain testing.

Intellectual property rights

• Patent application filed

Range of applications

Agriculture.

Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres

• Agriculture, Food and Marine Resources

Preferable Regions

• Europe
• Asia

Practical experience

Production of hybrid seed is launched in state owned farm “Staro-Borisov”, Borisov district, Minsk region.

Environmental impact

Manufacturing application of the hybrid will make it possible to reduce pesticide stress on the environment due to higher resistance to illnesses and pest damage.

Type of collaboration sought

• Other:
  License agreement on reproductive seeds production.

Terms and restrictions

Cooperation agreement.

Available technical assistance

• Personnel
• Other:
  Providing of parent line seeds, field supervision.