White mustard INDIAN SUMMER

Sinapis alba L.

A mid-late white mustard with anti-nematodic impact (2nd class)

  • Rapid mass formation in the initial stage of development
  • Flowering time – medium late (6-7 points)
  • Plant height during flowering – medium (5-6 points) (130-135 cm)
  • If sown late – flowering is weak (4 points)
  • Total plant height – tall (7 points)
  • Resistant to lodging
  • Flowers – yellow
  • 1000 seed weight – medium/high (5-6 points)
  • Contains erucic acid (9 points)
  • Resistance to beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii – level 2
  • Heterodera schachtii nematode reproduction rate (Pf/Pi) – 0.116-0.132 (class 2 requirements rate is within 0.1-0.3)
  • Suitable for green manure and reduction of beet nematodes
  • Widely used as cache/cover crop plants for autumn sowing (for green manure)
  • Susceptibility to beet cyst nematodes – 2 points (where 1 is very low, 9 is strong)
  • Mass formation at the initial stage of development – 7 points (where 1 is very low, 9 is very high)
  • Tendency to flower – 3 points (where 1 is very late, 9 is very early)
  • Susceptibility to lodging – 3 points (where 1 is non-lodged plants, 9 is very sensitive to lodging)

*According to data from the Bundessortenamt, 2022 (Beschreibende Sortenliste Getreide, Mais Öl- und Faserpflanzen Leguminosen Rüben Zwischenfrüchte 2022)

  • Susceptibility to beet cyst nematodes – 2 points (where 1 is very low, 9 is strong)
  • Mass formation in the initial stage of development – 6 points (where 1 is very low, 9 is very high)
  • Tendency to flower – 3 points (where 1 is very late, 9 is very early)
  • Susceptibility to lodging – 3 points (where 1 is non-lodged plants, 9 is very sensitive to lodging)
  • Erucic acid content – 2 points (where 1 is very low, 9 is very high)

*According to data from the Bundessortenamt, 2023

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