White mustard REXX (H1)

Sinapis alba L.

A late white mustard, 1st class of resistance to beet cyst nematodes (H1)

  • High biomass building at early growth stage
  • Late flowering
  • Mid plant length (120-125 cm)
  • Very good lodging resistance
  • Best resistant to beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii) (Beet Cyst Nematode (BCN)) – 1 points out of 9 (where 1 is highly resistant)
  • Soil coverage – 6 points (1 being very slow, 8 being very fast primary growth)
  • Susceptibility to lodging – 2 points (where 1 is non-lodged plants, 8 is very sensitive to lodging)
  • Flowering time – 3 points (where 1 is very late, 8 is very early)
  • Light yellow flowers – 1 point
  • Weight of 1000 seeds – 5,9-6,6 g
  • Erucic acid content – 9 points (present)
*According to Bundessortenamt data

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate: 12-17 kg/ha

Recommended sowing rate when growing for green manure: 20-25 kg/ha