Caussade Semences adapts its breeding program in order to obtain secure rapeseed varieties.

Caussade Semences breeding criteria

Agronomical and physiological criteria :

• yield potential,
• early vigour,
• cold resistance,
• spring restart,
• tolerance to dryness,
• fertilization quality.

Technical criteria :

• high TGW (1000 grains weight),
• lodging resistance,
• poor sensitivity to seed shedding.

Technological criteria :

• richness and easy oil extractation,
• Fatty acid profile.

Disease resistance (phoma stem canker or blackleg, light leaf spot, verticillium wilt, sclerotinia stem rot and powdery mildew).

The Research department of Caussade Semences works on lines and focuses more and more on restored hybrids.