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The main differences between white and Sareptian mustard
Sinapis alba, English <> Brassica junceae Czern, Sareptian, Russian
| Properties | Sinapis alba, English | Brassica junceae Czern, Sareptian, Russian |
| Drought resistance | Weak resistance to drought, especially during germination and budding. The plant is hygrophilous. Wet and acid soils do not accept, although cultivated swamps are suitable for it | Relatively drought-resistant. Does not tolerate waterlogged soils |
| Optimum temperatures for germination of seeds | +1 — +2°С | +2 — +4°С |
| Cold resistance | More cold-resistant. In the seedling phase, it can withstand temperatures as low as -6 ° C, in the flowering phase - up to -2 ° C | Less cold-resistant, sprouts can withstand only frosts with a temperature of up to 3 ° C |
| Vegetation period | 60-70 days | 85-100 days |
| Height of plants | Before flowering, from 50 to 70 cm. On infertile and sandy soils, plants are lower | Before the beginning of flowering - from 60 to 80 cm. On poor and sandy soils, plants are lower |
| Seeds | Spherical, have a pale yellow color | Oval-round, mostly black-gray (less often yellow). |
| Weight: 1000 pcs. seed | 5-6,5 g | 2-4 g |
