00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.699232 CaOODSP 20221107134527 cr ||||||||||| 150407s2014 oncb #ob f000 0 eng d 978-1-100-23577-6 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- A118-10/23-2014E-PDF Crop profile for rutabaga in Canada, 2012 [electronic resource] / Prepared by: Pesticide Risk Reduction Program, Pest Management Centre. 3rd ed. Ottawa : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, c2014. 49 p. : maps Title from cover. Issued also in French under title: Profil de la culture du rutabaga au Canada, 2012. Includes bibliographical references. "The rutabaga (Brassica napusvar. napobrassica), is a member of the Brassicaceae family. The plant is a cross between turnips (Brassica rapa) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and originated in Scandanavia or Russia in the 17th century. Rutabaga was introduced into North America by European immigrants in the early 19th century. The rutabaga root consists of both a true root and true stem. The upper portion of the stem forms a neck, which distinguishes rutabagas from turnips. The rutabaga is a biennial plant, requiring two years to complete its entire life cycle, from seed to seed. However, only one growing season is required for the production of the edible root, which is the commercial product"--p. 5. gccst Vegetable crops gccst Pesticides gccst Profiles Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Pesticide Risk Reduction Program (Canada) Pest Management Centre (Canada) Profil de la culture du rutabaga au Canada, 2012 (CaOODSP)9.643200 Crop profile for rutabaga in Canada, 2015 (CaOODSP)9.851534 Crop profile for rutabaga in Canada, 2010 (CaOODSP)9.695127 PDF 1.87 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/aac-aafc/A118-10-23-2014-eng.pdf AAFC No.: 12198E