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Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is an important crop to diversify cereal dominated crop rotations. However, oilseed rape has a relatively poor nitrogen (N) efficiency (AUFHAMMER et al. 1994, SCHJOERRING et al. 1995). In order to obtain maximum seed yield, high rates of nitrogen fertilizer have to be applied. Moreover, the relatively small recovery of applied nitrogen in the seed involves risks for leaching of nitrogen to the groundwater (LICKFETT 1993). Breeding for improved efficiency for uptake and utilization of nitrogen has never been done in this crop. The aim of this study is to investigate the genetic variation in N-efficiency in a genetically broad material of winter oilseed rape.
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Kessel, B., Becker, H.C. (1999). Genetic Variation of Nitrogen-Efficiency in Field Experiments with Oilseed Rape (Brassica Napus L.). In: Gissel-Nielsen, G., Jensen, A. (eds) Plant Nutrition — Molecular Biology and Genetics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2685-6_45
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