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Brassica oleracea var. acephala

Authority	L. [DC.]
Family	Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Capparales:Cruciferae
Synonyms	Brassica oleracae var acephela laciniata (curly ka, Brassica oleracae var ramosa, Brassica oleracea var acephela (ornamental cabbage, Brassica oleracea var acephela medullosa (marrow-s, Brassica oleracea var acephela millecapitata (thou, Brassica oleracea var acephela palmifolia (tree ka, Brassica oleracea var acephela plana (smooth kale)
Common names	chou moulier, curly kale, fringed cabbage, kale, marrow-stem kale, marrowstem kale, ornamental cabbage, smooth kale, spumaweki, Sukuma wiki, thousand head kale, thousand-head kale, tree kale
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Ecocrop code	3867

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A robust, herbaceous, non-heading kale with blue-green leaves reaching up to 1 m in height. USES Stems young leaves and young inflorescences are eaten cooked or fried, sometimes fresh, and it is also fed to livestock. GROWING PERIOD Perennial or biennial, usually grown as an annual in temperate areas. Harvest can be obtained after 60-85 days. COMMON NAMES Collards, Kale, Collard, Borecole, Curly Kale, Green Cabbage, Curly greens, Chinese Kale, Broccoli de Chine, Kailan, Spei saa, Phakkhana, Chou vert, Chou drageons, Chou frise, Berza col, Grunkohl, Boerenkool, Kaai laan, Kubis, Sukuma, Wiki, Lau-lau, Col rizada. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: B. alboglabra. In the tropics elevations over 500 m are most suitable for adequate growth, although some cultivars are adapted to low elevations. Crops grown during dry periods with irrigation often produce optimum yields. Yields from 5-35 t/ha can be obtained, with an average about 20 t/ha or 2 kg/m˝.
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SOURCES (B. oleracea. L. var. acephala (DC) Alef.) Hartmann T 1981 pp 561-562 [FER, DRA, TEXT] Tindall H 1983 pp 116-118 [FER] Purseglove J 1974 pp 94 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 9 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Rice R 1990 pp 211-212 [RAIN, FER] Roecklein J 1987 pp 483 [USE]