BUFFALO

A mid-early, high-yielding linseed with brown seeds

• High yield
• Medium tall plants
• Late flowering
• Early maturity
• Medium resistance to lodging
• High oil content

• Seed yield – high
• Plant height – medium (5 points)
• Flowering time – medium late (7 points)
• Although flowering begins late, matures comes quickly, so the variety is not considered late
• Maturity time – medium early
• Resistance to lodging – medium
• Resistance to Scorch* – resistant
• Resistance to Fusarium – medium resistant
• Resistance to powdery mildew – medium
• Flowers in bud stage – purple (4 points)
• Flowers – blue, large (7 points)
• 1000 seeds weight – medium low (4 points) (7.0 g)
• Seeds – brown (3 points)
• Seed size – medium small
• Oil content – high
• The content of omega-3 acids – medium

*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) – 2.354 t/ha
• Oil content – 42.3 %
• Omega-3 acid content in the oil – 55.3 %
• Plant height – 51 cm
• Flowering time – early (4 points)
• Maturity time – medium early (6 points)
• Seed yield in 2018 – 2.575 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2019 – 2.31 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2020 – 2.86 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2021 – 2.06 t/ha
• Seed yield in 2022 – 1.84 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