BLISS

A mid-early linseed with brown seeds and above average Omega-3 content

• High yield
• Short plants
• Quick development
• Resistant to lodging
• Maturing homogenously
• High Omega-3 content

• Seed yield – high
• Fast early growth, so linseed is less susceptible to flea-beetle attacks
• Plant height – medium low (3 points)
• Flowering time – early/medium early (3 points)
• Maturity time – medium early
• Ripens evenly
• Resistance to Scorch* – resistant
• Resistance to Fusarium – medium
• Resistance to powdery mildew – medium
• Resistance to lodging – good
• Flowers – blue violet, large (7 points)
• 1000 seed weight – average (5 points) (7.7 g)
• Seeds – brown
• Seed size – medium
• Oil content – medium
• Content of omega-3 acids – high
• Suitable for cultivation in various regions

*Scorch, caused by the fungi Pythium megalacanthum de Bary, Asterocystis radicis, is found in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France (Thielavia basicola, and various Phycomycetes (probably Pythium spp.) were also found in smaller quantities on the injured roots)

• Seed yield (without fungicides) – 2.42 t/ha
• Oil content – 40.3%
• Plant height – 50 cm
• Flowering time – medium early (6 points)
• Maturity time – medium early (6 points)
• Seed yield in 2017 – 2.006 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2018 – 2.575 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2019 – 2.478 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2020 – 2.834 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2021 – 2.14 t/ha

*According to Research in the United Kingdom (AHDB).

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