Table 7. Field experiment design and traits investigated.

Environment*	Location and geographic feature	Rapeseed growing period	Investigated traits§
S5	Jiangling, E113°25′/N30°30′/40 m	Oct, 2004—May, 2005	BN, DT, FT, MT, OIL, PH, PN, PRO, PY, SN, SP, SW, SY
S6	Daye, E114°48′/N30°06′/100 m	Oct, 2005—May, 2006	BN, BY, DT, FT, HI, MT, OIL, PH, PN, PRO, PY, SN, SP, SW, SY
N6	Dali, E109°56′/N34°52′/800 m	Sep, 2005—Jun, 2006	BN, BY, DT, FT, HI, MT, OIL, PH, PN, PRO, PY, SN, SP, SW, SY

*The first letter represents the orientation of the location in China: Jiangling and Daye are in southern (S) China and Dali is in northern (N) China; the last letter represents the year of harvest.

^§For the abbreviation of the traits, see MATERIALS AND METHODS.