CELGOLD

OIL, SEASONING PLANTS / BROWN MUSTARD

Bassica juncea L.

Developed by Agri Obtentions SA, France

Medium early brown mustard variety, very suitable for soil biofumigation, nematode control, green manure

The plants are tall

Rapid growth

Very fast soil coverage

Blooms - late

The flowers are yellow

The seeds contain erucic acid

Quite resistant to cold

The number of glycosides (sinigrin) is very high

As the biomass of this mustard decomposes, it releases substances that are effective against soil nematodes and soil-borne pathogens.

This type of mustard is particularly effective against:

endoparasitic nematodes (cyst, root tuber and wound nematodes)

stem and tuber/onion nematode

also, against fungal diseases:

Rhizoctonia (Rhizoctonia)

Agl. Take-all-disease is a disease affecting the roots of grasses and cereal plants caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici _ All varieties of wheat and barley are susceptible to this pathogen

English Pink rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica), which spreads in potato tubers in drier years

English Powdery scab, causing powdery scab of potato tubers

English Aphanomyces root rot (ARR), a disease affecting the roots of various legumes (peas, lentils, beans, broad beans, alfalfa, red and white clover)

Pythium, damaging the roots

Verticillosis (Verticillium)

Common scab (Streptomyces scabies (Thxaxter) Waksman & Herici) causing potato tuber scab

Monillosis (eng. brown rot)

bacterial diseases

Benefits of using green manure:

Nutrients and organic matter are added to the soil

Improves soil fertility and structure

Reduces soil erosion

Increases soil biodiversity

Ideal for both organic and conventional farming rotations

Recommended use to get the best biofumigation effect:

The foreskin is removed

The soil is prepared for sowing

Sown brown mustard (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 longest - the beginning of flowering +20 days

After planting, a minimum of 10-15 days must pass before sowing the following plants

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here.

SOWING RATE

Recommended seeding rate: 100-120 plants/m², 10-12 kg/ha

Recommended seeding rate when growing green manure: 12-15 kg/ha