Western-VJ66+(Plus) ( Castor )
August 4, 2015Western-6+( Plus ) ( Castor )
August 4, 2015
No. |
Characters |
Res. Hybrid/Variety Western 6 |
Female WCP – 101 |
Male WCM- 1201 |
Plant Character |
1 |
Stem Colour |
Green |
Green |
Green |
2 |
Bloom |
Triple |
Triple |
Double |
3 |
Type of Internodes on Stem |
Elongated |
Condense |
Elongated |
4 |
Branching Pattern |
Divergent |
Convergent |
Divergent |
5 |
Plant Height |
Medium Tall |
Short |
Medium Tall |
6 |
Leaf Shape |
Flat |
Cup |
Flat |
7 |
Hairiness on Leaf |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Reproductive Phase |
8 |
Type of flowers on primary spike |
Interspersed |
Pistillate |
Monoecious |
9 |
Spike Size & arrangement of capsules on spike |
Medium Long & Semi-compact |
Medium & Semi-compact |
Medium Long & Loose |
10 |
Spinyness of Capsule |
Spiny |
Spiny |
Spiny |
11 |
Seed Size & Shape |
Medium bold & Oval |
Medium bold & Oval |
Medium & Elongated |
12 |
Seed Colour |
Light brown |
Brown |
Light brown |
Quantitative Description |
13 |
Days to 50 % Flowering of Primary Raceme (Range) |
62 – 72 |
54 – 60 |
56 – 68 |
14 |
Days to maturity (first picking) |
105 – 115 |
108 – 120 |
108 – 125 |
15 |
Number of nodes to primary raceme |
18-20 |
17-20 |
16-20 |
16 |
Plant Height up to base of primary raceme(cm) |
63-75 |
56-65 |
85-95 |
17 |
100 Seed weight (g) |
28-31 |
29-32 |
27 – 39 |
18 |
Oil Content (%) |
49.0 – 50.5 |
49.5 – 49.5 |
46.5 – 48 |