Genetics and Molecular Research 18 (2): gmr16039951 Super Canola: Newly Developed High Yielding, Lodging and Drought Tolerant Double Zero Cultivar of Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Tariq Mahmood 1 , Hafiz Saad Bin Mustafa 1 , Muhammad Aftab 1 , Qurban Ali 2 and Arif Malik 2* 1 Directorate of Oilseeds, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad, Pakistan 2 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan Corresponding author: Arif Malik E-mail: arifuaf@yahoo.com Genet. Mol. Res. 18 (2): gmr16039951 Received Dec 31, 2018 Accepted Jan 21, 2019 Published Mar 05, 2019 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/gmr16039951 Copyright © 2018 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 License. ABSTRACT. The aim of present research was to develop a high yielding rapeseed cultivar having good quantitative and qualitative characteristics under the scenario of climate change. The research was initiated during 2005 and successfully completed during 2018 by Oilseeds Research Institute, Faisalabad Pakistan. Super Canola (RBN-13018) is an outcome of hybridization (Rainbow × RBN-03052) in 2005-06 and subsequently following by the pedigree method of selection. Homozygous progenies from F7 were bulked in 2013-14 for yield evaluation in replicated trials. Its performance was evaluated in the station and outstation yield trials at different agro-climatic conditions. RBN-13018 performed well in all yield trials by giving 44% better yield in Station Yield Trials, 9% better yield in Micro Yield Trials and 23% to 29% better yield in National Uniform Rapeseed Yield Trials conducted during 2015 to 2017 than the check Canola varieties. It also gave 6% higher yield than the widespread rapeseed hybrid Hyola 401 in National Uniform Rapeseed Yield Trials. RBN-13018 showed good tolerance against Alternaria blight and White rust and also exhibited better lodging tolerance. It also performed well in