Objective

Improving the ecological balance of rapeseed cultivation by increasing the N-efficiency of winter rapeseed

Methodology

• Identification of important genetic determinants and improvement of prediction models for faster selection of N-efficient varieties and analysis of the carbon footprint of the respective genotypes
• Regression analyses for modelling biomass, N uptake and chlorophyll content based on multispectral drone images and in-situ references
• Analysis of vegetation dynamics, yield formation and nutrient use efficiency using genotype × environment × management-specific mixed linear models

Climate effect under consideration

Winter rapeseed varieties with increased N-efficiency and at the same time improved carbon footprint