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Brassica campestris

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Capparales:Cruciferae Synonyms Common names irdrape, wild turnip Editor Ecocrop code 3844

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous plant with a slender, erect, branched stem and a taproot reaching 30-100 cm in height. It has broad-based, stem-clasping leaves and the flowers yellow to cream. USES An edible oil used in cooking is extracted from the seeds. KILLING TEMP Bird rape is resistant to frost at all stages of growth. GROWING PERIOD Annual, growing 60-340 days. COMMON NAMES Bird rape, Field mustard, Summer turnip rape, Polish rape, Toria, Sarson, Navette d'hiver, Navette d'ete. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: B. campestris var. olifera subvar. biennis (winter turnip rape), B. campestris var. olifera subvar. annua (summer turnip rape). Seed yields of 3.2-3.5 t/ha are considered good, while yields about 1.0-2.2 t/ha are more usual.
Sources
SOURCES (B. campestris L.) Weiss E 1983 pp 161-215 [TEMP, KTMP, LIG, RAIN, DRA, PH, SAL, TEXT, FER] Duke J 1975 pp 9 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 336 [USE, TEMP, RAIN, FER, DRA, TEXT, SAL] Kernick M 1961 pp 348 Purseglove J 1974 pp 91 [USE] Martin F 1984 pp 78-84 [TEMP, RAIN, PHO, DRA, FER, USE]