Frost-seeding of summer turnip rape in the subarctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Plant Science
• Main Authors: Sparrow, Stephen D., Knight, Charles W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: Horticulture; Plant Science; Agronomy and Crop Science; Rapa; Subarctic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjps92-087; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/cjps92-087

Previous research has indicated that spring-planted summer turnip rape (Brassica rapa L.) can produce good seed yields with high oil content in subarctic Alaska. However, short growing seasons often prevent seeds from reaching full maturity, resulting in high proportions of green seeds and lowered m...