turnip plant

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turnip plant - any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots

turnip - root of any of several members of the mustard family

crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae

Brassica rapa, turnip, white turnip - widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

Brassica napus napobrassica, rutabaga plant, Swedish turnip, turnip cabbage, swede, rutabaga - a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

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Historically, man and beast alike were great beneficiaries of the turnip plant.

Out with the new in with the old: consider grazing cattle on crops like turnips, just like our forefathers did years ago

Since we harvest the entire turnip plant, we make successive plantings from August through December, or until night temperatures drop below 30 degrees.

It's time for the growing of the greens

Recently published research showed high levels of cross-pollination between GM oilseed rape and wild turnip in a GM experimental plot in Humberside, where 46% of seeds in a wild turnip plant were found to be genetically modified.

Farming: Crops could contaminate even nominally GM-free Wales

2012) on turnip plants reported that using organic compost reduces the negative effects of chemical fertilizer and increase soil fertility.

IMPACT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIC MANURES AND NPK APPLICATION ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TURNIP (BRASSICA RAPA L)

Turnip plants (Brassica rapa rapifera, Seven Top) (2 weeks old) were transplanted to the field on Mar 10, and an 8-10-cm thick layer of dried straw mulch was applied by hand 2 d later to half of the plots.

Effect of straw mulch on populations of Microtheca ochroloma (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and ground predators in turnip Brassica rapa in Florida

He calmly watched us tussle in the crunchy leaves or play hide-and-seek among the tall turnip plants.