Brown mustard BRONS

A late brown mustard with high green mass yield, very suitable for soil biofumigation, green manure

• Soil coverage speed – medium/fast
• Resistant to lodging
• Flowering – late
• Flowers – yellow
• Accumulates a lot of the glycoside sinigrin, so it is suitable for soil biofumification
• Effective against soil-dwelling pests and pathogens
• Can be sown in April-August
• When sown for green manure, it produces a crop in 50-70 days and benefits the soil
• When sowed in the second week of August, grows up to 80 cm, produces a lot of biomass

Benefits of using as green manure:

• Soil is enriched in organic matter
• Soil fertility and structure is improved
• Soil erosion is decreased
• Soil biodiversity is increased
• Ideal for both organic and conventional crop rotations

Recommended use for the best biofumigation effect:

• Pre-crop is harvested
• Soil is prepared for sowing
• Brown mustard is sown (as catch crop)
• Cultivated until flowering
• Biofumigation works best by incorporating chopped flowering plants into moist soil
• The most optimal term is the beginning of flowering + 10 days; the latest – the beginning of flowering +20 days
• After incorporation of mustard to the soil, at least 10-15 days must pass before sowing the following plants

• Speed of covering the soil – 4 points (out of 4) (very fast)
• Flowering time – 1 point (out of 4) (very late)
• Resistance to lodging – 1 point (out of 4) (resistant)

*(According to the data of the Bundessortenamt, Beschreibende Sortenliste 2023, p. 334)

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