Cultivation

Sowing Date — White Mustard

Sinapis alba L.

The choice of sowing date for white mustard is determined by its intended purpose: early spring is optimal for seed production, while the entire growing season is suitable for green manure.

In the reference 9 varieties crop White mustard, where this is mentioned in the description.

White mustard is a cold-resistant, long-day plant, which allows for early spring sowing as soon as the soil is fit for cultivation. For seed production, it is critical to sow during the first ten days of April, as delaying beyond the second ten days of May leads to a significant decrease in yield.

As a green manure, the crop can be sown throughout the entire growing season due to its short vegetation period of 30 to 60 days. When planning the sowing, it is necessary to avoid placing white mustard in crop rotation after other cruciferous crops due to the high risk of spreading common diseases, such as clubroot and powdery mildew.

General information about the subject — on the page Sowing date.

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Varieties of White mustard mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.