White mustard SINEX

Sinapis alba L.

A very late white mustard, 2nd class of resistance to beet cyst nematodes

  • Mid to high biomass building at early growth stage
  • Very late flowering
  • Mid plant length
  • Very good lodging resistance
  • Suitable for biomass and seed production
  • Highly resistant to beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii) (Beet Cyst Nematode (BCN)) – 2 points out of 9 (where 1 is highly resistant)
  • Soil coverage – 5 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 – 2 points (where 1 is very late, 8 is very early)
  • Weight of 1000 seeds – 4.8-5.6 g
  • Erucic acid content – 2 points (where 1 is very low, 8 is very high)

*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