Article
The 'Bavarian Turnip' - a rediscovered local vegetable variety of Brassica rapa L. em. Metzg. var. rapa
2005-02-01
Abstract excerpt
The 'Bavarian Turnip' ('Bayerische Rübe', Brassica rapa L. em. Metzg. var. rapa) is a nearly lost crop today. Until 1900, this local variety was commonly grown in Bavaria for human consumption. The special and very distinct characters of this variety in comparison with recent breeds are preferred by the farmers families and assured the persistence and survival of this turnip in situ (on farm). In the region of Dac...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 04914133-6f6c-5ffd-8779-02c2b8dff2fe
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10722-005-8455-8
