Morphological Descriptor

Rape & Mustard

MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTOR
RAPE & MUSTARD

Federal Seed Certification & Registration Department

Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock
Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
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Rape & Mustard

Testing Genetic Suitability and Adaptability: and

Registration of Crop Varieties is Legal Obligation
under Section 8 of Seed Act, 1976.

M. Ashraf Tajammal
Ms. Naheed Naz
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GENERAL
Variety name …………………………………
Parentage …………………………………
Pedigree …………………………………
Breeder (s) …………………………………
Variety maintainer (s) …………………………………
Comparable variety (s) …………………………………
Breeding center/institute …………………………………
Origin  Local  Exotic
Breeding method  Selection  Hybridization  Introduction  Any other
Areas of adaptation …………………………………
Sowing time …………………………………
Maturity duration  Short  Medium  Long

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Growth habit  Compact  Intermediate  Spreading  Bushy
Plant type  Determinate  Indeterminate
Plant height for Rapeseed  Short  Medium  Tall
(including side branches) (<51 cm) (51-75cm) (76-100 cm)
Plant height for Mustard   
(including side branches)
Plant color  L. green  Green  Dark green

STEM CHARACTERISTICS
Main shoot length (cm)  Short (<41)  Medium (41-60)  Long (>60)
Stem shape  Round  Flat  Ridged
Stem thickness (mm) ……………
Stem stiffness  Weak  Medium  Stiff
Stem pith  Hollow  Thin  Moderate  Thick
Stem ramification  At high level  At low level

LEAF CHARACTERISTICS
Leaf color  L. green  Green  Dark green  Purple green  Purple
Leaf attitude  Erect  Semi erect  Open  Semi prostrate  Prostrate
(>85°) (66-85°) (46-65°) (31-45°) (<31°)
Leaf lobes  Absent  Present
No. of lobes  Few (1-2)  Medium (3-5)  Many (>5)
Dentations of margin  Entire  Auriculate  Lyrate  Pointed
Leaf length (cm)  Short (<15)  Medium (15-20)  Long (>20)
Leaf width (cm)  Narrow (<7)  Medium (7-8)  Broad (>8)
Leaf hairiness  Absent  Sparse  Dense
Leaf margin indentation  Absent  Weak  Medium  Strong
Terminal segment  Small  Medium  Large  V. large
Leaf attachment  Stalked  Sessile
Petiole base  Narrow  Medium  Deeply lobed
Petiole length (cm) ……………
Leaf anthocyanin  Absent  Weak  Medium  Strong

FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS
Time of flowering (50% of  V. Early  Early  Medium  Late  V. Late
plant with at least one open (<31 days) (31-40 days) (41-50 days) (51-60 days) (>60 days)
flower)
Color of petal  White  Cream  L. yellow  Yellow  Orange
Petal length (cm)  Short (<1.2)  Medium (1.2-1.5)  Long (>1.5)
Petal width (cm)  Narrow (<0.7)  Medium (0.7-0.8)  Broad (>0.8)
Anther dotting  Absent  Present
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POD CHARACTERISTICS
Pod attitude  Clasp  Erect  Divarcated  Pendent
Pod shape  Cylindricate  Intermediate  Flat
Pod length/width (mm) .........../…....
Pod surface texture  Smooth  Intermediate  Constricted
Pedicel length (cm) ……………
Beak shape  Conical  Slender
Beak length (mm) ……………
Pod shattering  Resistant  Low  Medium  High

SEED CHARACTERISTICS
Seed color  Black  Dark brown  Brown  Yellowish brown  Yellow
Reticulation  Absent  Weak  Medium  Strong
Seed size  Small  Medium  Bold
000, seed weight (g) ……………
Seed Erucic Acid  Low  Medium  High  V. high
(<2%) (2-25%) (26-50%) (50%)
Seed Glucosinolate  Low  Medium  High  Very high
(<31 µm/g (31-60 µm/g) (61-90 µm/g) (>90 µm/g)
Seed Oil content  Low  Medium  High  Very high
(<38%) (38-42%) (43-46%) (>46%)

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY (Evaluation done under define conditions)

Flowering Response to  Stable  Variable  Highly variable
seasons

Drought tolerance  Least tolerant  Medium  Most tolerant

(Measured as reduction in
yield).

Tolerance to salinity  Least tolerant  Medium  Most tolerant

(Measured by reduction in
plant height 30 days after
sowing).

Tolerance to acid soils  Least tolerant  Medium  Most tolerant

(Measured as reduction in
plant height 30 days after
sowing).

Cold tolerance  Least tolerant  Medium  Most tolerant

(Measured as reduction in
general vigour and
productivity after being
continuously exposed to an
average temperature of 15 °C
for at least 15 days).

Heat tolerance  Least tolerant  Medium  Most tolerant

(Measured as yield reduction
when continuously exposed
to average of 40 °C during
the flowering period).
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RESISTANCE TO INSECTS/PESTS
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RESISTANCE TO DISEASES
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DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
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RECOMMENDED/APPROVED BY

Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC)  Yes  No

Experts Sub Committee  Yes  No
Provincial Seed Council  Yes  No

COMMENTS OF SPOT EXAMINATION

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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LEAF LOBES

Absent Present

NUMBER OF LEAF LOBES

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Characteristic 8-10. Leaf: Dentation (8), length (9), width(10)

Leaf length, width, dentation and of petiole are measured as shown below:
7= Part on which the dentation should be recorded
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LENGTH BETWEEN PEDICEL AND BEAK

LENGTH OF BEAK

POD SURFACE TEXTURE

Smooth Intermediate Constricted