Fodder radish LUCAS

A rather late tetraploid fodder radish, 2^nd class of resistance to beet cyst nematodes

• Tall plants
• Late flowering
• Suitable as a catch crop when sowing in August
• Suitable as a fodder crop when sowing in July-early August
• Adult plants are resistant to frosts
• Moderately resistant to nematodes
• Plants – tall (3 points out of 4)
• Flowering – very late (lateness 3 points out of 4)
• Moderately resistant to nematodes (class 2)
• Kills up to 85 % of nematodes
• 1000 seed weight – 16.205 g
• Flowers – 80 % white, 20 % purple

• Resistance to beet cyst nematodes (BCN) (Heterodera schachtii) – 0.1-0.3
• Ground covering speed – 8.0 (when 9 is very fast)
• Early flowering – 9 points (when 9 is very late)
• Root formation – 7.5 points (with 9 being less rooted)
• Plant height – 111 cm

* Dutch Variety list 2003; CSAR

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam