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Brassica napus

Colloquial name

Canola

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Brassica

Habitat

Warm soil with direct sunlight

Germ type

Light germs

Germination time

At 18-20 ° C: 2 to 6 days

Growth

74 to 140 days after seeding to mature

Planting conditions

Needs deep soil,seeded to a depth of 1-3 cm, row spacings should be around 7 cm highest yields: seed around 75 plants per square meter considering the risk that not all plants will make it"

Light requirements

16h light / 8h dark diurnal cycle; optionally supplement light period w/ 230 μmol m−2 s−1

Temperature requirements

Warm weather (20°C) at germination, 15°C - 20°C during growth (+ long sunny bright days at flowering; 25-27°C)

Water requirements

Watering: at least 2 times a week, sensitive to waterlogging

Moisture requirements

Soil should be moist

Fertilizer

Needs fertilization twice a week: especially demand for nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, (most important micronutrient: boron)

Pot diameter

Standard potting soil; sow in trays and repot seedlings (7 days after germination) in one gallon (=3.8l) pots w/ 15 cm diameter

Size

30 - 150 cm

Usage

Economically important crop, Oil production, Food



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Sources
  1. Brandt, W., Gürke, M., Köhler, F. E., Pabst, G., Schellenberg, G., & Vogtherr, Max. (1883). Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte :Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, Neerlandica, British pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America /herausgegeben von G. Pabst. Fr. Eugen Köhler,. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.623