Rapeseed
For more than 50 years, Lidea has been investing in research to maximise the genetic potential of winter rapeseed. The goal is to secure a high yield for farmers and the best oil quality for the industry.
With over half a century of dedicated research, Lidea brings you high-performance winter oilseed rape (WOSR) varieties designed to secure your yields in every condition. Our cutting-edge genetics combine yield stability, disease resistance, and adaptability to European climates—so you can grow with confidence. Recognised across Europe, Lidea OSR varieties consistently rank among the top performers in independent official trials.
Whether you're looking for early vigour, strong winter hardiness, or hybrid potential, our rapeseed portfolio offers proven solutions for today’s challenges. Don’t just plant seeds—invest in performance.
Try Lidea’s OSR varieties and see the difference in your fields.
Farming is facing major challenges linked to climate change, complex regulations and highly fluctuating markets. Today, rapeseed needs to withstand drought at the start and end of the cycle, adapt to insect attacks in autumn and improve nitrogen efficiency. 10 years ago, these challenges were not as acute.
To help farmers increase their harvests and yields now and in the future, Lidea restructured its R&D programme 10 years ago to meet today’s challenges.
Thanks to the work carried out by our breeders, this new flow is the result of a gamble on the future and an innovative method combining a scientific approach and fieldwork. The result: high-performance hybrids that meet the challenge of responding to all the specific needs of farmers.
Our varieties launched in 2023 exceed European rapeseed standards, as shown by the results obtained in all the official trials and distributor trials.
In Europe in 2024, + 175,000 ha sown with Lidea varieties compared to 2023, i.e. a total of 519,000 ha.
Our achievements are now being noticed across Europe’s agricultural sector. Our gene flow offers farmers new perspectives for building a sustainable and profitable future.
LID INVICTO
1st place registration In france (CTPS) and In Europe in 2024, 1st place registration in Czech Republic (UKZUZ).
LID BESSITO and LID GENEROSO
TOP 1 and 3 in post registration in France according to Terres Inovia, 2023 and 2024.
LID MAESTRO
1st place registration in Hungary (NEBIH).
How do we select new varieties IN 2025?
To meet farmers’ needs, we collect and select genetic material based on the following criteria:
Main criteria:
- High and stable yield: to ensure crop performance
- High quality: for competitive and efficient production
- Phoma tolerance: this is crucial since phoma resistance can be achieved only through a varietal choice
- Stem elongation: important to ensure cold tolerance
- Pod shattering resistance: a critical factor for mechanised harvesting
Additional criteria to adapt to different conditions:
- Earliness: to protect plants against environmental influences.
- Disease resistance: tolerance to diseases such as Verticillium,
Cylindrosporium, etc. whose presence depends on location and
conditions. - Clubroot resistance: to address cabbage hernia.
Find the essential guide to successful oilseed rape crops by clicking here!
In 2023, Lidea introduced 2 hybrids (GENEROSO, BESSITO) which surprised the markets during the 2023 harvest by outperforming the best market references. Yields were excellent and the consistency of results was impressive.
For sowing in 2024, Lidea is offering 3 additional hybrids (LID INVICTO, LID TEBO and LID CALIENTO) with equally strong yield performance as well as resistance to the TuYV virus transmitted by aphids.
The next generation looks just as promising. This is just the beginning for Lidea’s new rapeseed gene flow.
A Smart Choice for Crop Rotation and Reducing Disease Pressure
Rapeseed is an excellent break crop, helping to diversify rotations and disrupt cereal monocultures. Introducing a non-cereal crop into your rotation brings multiple agronomic benefits — improving soil structure, enhancing fertility, and reducing the pressure from diseases, pests, and weeds. In particular, winter oilseed rape plays a key role in lowering the risk of mycotoxin contamination when grown in rotation with cereals.
Integral® Pro:
Lidea offers rapeseed varieties with Integral® Pro treatment. Integral® Pro is a seed dressing for the protection of oilseed rape against phoma and for the stimulation of natural defenses. With the help of this product, bacteria develop in the root zone of the oilseed rape seedling, which will protect the plant in the long term. Integral® Pro is registered in all key oilseed rape growing countries in Europe.
Product benefits:
- Protect seeds against damping-off caused by fungi other than Pythiaceae
- Improve crop establishment
- Improved vigour when vegetation resumes after winter
Clearfield®:
Use Clearfield® ORS herbicides on Clearfield® OSR hybrids only.
Always follow local Good Agricultural Practice. Where and when possible, use integrated weed management techniques such as controlling emerged weeds before seeding the Clearfield® OSR crop.
To avoid severe crop injury, do not apply any unregistered Group B* herbicide that is not a Clearfield® OSR herbicide to Clearfield® OSR hybrids.
* Group B herbicides i.e., ALS inhibitors, are products based on the following chemical families ; Imadazolinones, pyrimidines, sulfonamides, sulfonylureas, triazolopyrimidines.
For more information on herbicide groups, click here.
For additional information including specific herbicide recommendations to control volunteer Clearfield OSR, click here.
