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	Brassica rapa
		Turnips are one of the most commonly grown and.widely adapted root crops, as general farm crop, truck crop, or home-garden crop.
		Turnips may be intercropped with corn, and as such they are shade-tolerant, or they may be used as a catch crop after early vegetables.
		Turnip crop in 1969 was ca 60,000 MT; the 1971 consumption was ca 50,000 MT. The national consumption for both turnips and rutabagas (these are usually reported together) is ca 200,000 MT, not counting quantities used for animal feed.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/duke_energy/Brassica_rapa.html (1390 words)

	eat the seasons \| turnips
		Turnips come in a variety of forms, the most widely available being the squashed globe shape with creamy coloured skin and a purple crown (where the turnip grew above the surface of the ground and was exposed to sunlight).
		Turnips are thought to have originated in N. Europe around 2,000 BC and were one of the first vegetables to have been cultivated.
		Turnips should be firm and heavy for their size (indicating a good moisture content) with a smooth undamaged surface.
	eattheseasons.co.uk /Archive/turnips.htm (475 words)

	Turnip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		rapa) is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, bulbous taproot.
		Turnip greens are sometimes eaten, and resemble mustard greens; varieties specifically grown for the greens resemble mustard greens more than those grown for the roots, with small or no storage roots.
		Turnips result from a swollen stalk of the plant and are not a swollen root, as popularly believed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turnip_(brassica_rapa) (1295 words)

	Turnip - Brassica Rapa
		Turnip is a member of the mustard family and is related to cabbage.
		The tail of the Swede and the Turnip
		Turnips don't need much in the way of preparation but if, like me, you have heavy clay soil it may be an idea to incorporate some organic material to allow the turnips to grow.
	www.selfsufficientish.com /turnip.htm (762 words)

	Turnip
		Turnip is a member of the mustard family and is therefore related to cabbage and cauliflower.
		Turnip is a biennial which generally forms seed the second year or even late in the fall in the first year if planted early in the spring.
		Turnip seed is small, and it is essential that it be seeded into a fine, firm seedbed with adequate moisture for germination.
	corn.agronomy.wisc.edu /alternativecrops/Turnip.htm (2189 words)

	Turnip
		European farmers were introduced to a variety called the "stubble turnip" during the 17th and 18th century, which lead to the period known as the “Age of the Turnip.” The turnip has been mentioned with admiration by Robinson Crusoe, as well as Thomas Jefferson who grew several varieties on his plantation.
		Brassica rapa, is a biennial (life cycle completion is within two seasons) cool season crop, and is one of the most commonly grown and widely adapted root crops today.
		Thinning Thinning turnips in a field is a tedious task, and is normally not needed, however, thinning the crop 3 to 4 inches apart in the row to increase growth and vigor may be warranted.
	www.uga.edu /vegetable/turnip.html (2287 words)

	turnip. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The turnip is one of the root crops used as a stock feed as well as for human food.
		The turnip is a biennial cool-weather crop, grown mostly in cool climates.
		The worst turnip pests are the root maggot and the flea beetle; it is also attacked by clubroot fungus.
	www.bartleby.com /65/tu/turnip.html (205 words)

	Floridata: Brassica rapa var. rapifera
		Turnips are among those most cold tolerant of vegetables, almost as hardy as rutabagas.
		In the deep south, turnips are grown in the winter; in zones 8 and 9 turnip seeds are planted in September, October or November.
		Turnips are classified in the Rapifera Group of Brassica rapa, a species that also includes pak choi (Chinensis Group); Chinese cabbage and celery cabbage (Pekinensis Group); Tendergreen or mustard-spinach (Perviridis Group); and broccoli raab (Ruvo Group).
	www.floridata.com /ref/B/bras_rap_rap.cfm (920 words)

	Crop Tips and Recipes
		Turnips, which apparently hail from Asia Minor, were eaten y hunter-gatherers millennia before they were cultivated.
		Turnip greens are quite popular in Europe, Eastern Asia, and the southern United States.
		Place the carrots and turnips in a large, heavy saucepan with the chicken stock, sugar, butter, and salt and pepper.
	www.brookfieldfarm.org /turnip.htm (352 words)

	Turnip (Brassica rapa) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Turnip greens are sometimes eaten, and resemble mustard greens, although they must be very fresh and so are normally removed before marketing.
		Turnips result from a swollen stalk of the plant and are not a swollen root, as popularly believed.
		Turnips are sown from the beginning to the end of June, but the second and third weeks of the month are, by judicious farmers, accounted the most proper time.
	www.guideofpills.com /Turnip_%28Brassica_rapa%29.html (1380 words)

	Wild Plants of Malta & Gozo - Plant: Brassica rapa subsp. silvestris (Wild turnip)
		The perennial wall rocket can be easily mistaken for the Wild Turnip at first glance because the yellow flowers and slender fruit pods are very similar.
		The main differences are the leaves, size of the plant, size of the flower and sepals as indicated in the table below: [SM]
		Brassica rapa is one of the larva favourite host plants.
	www.maltawildplants.com /CRUC/Brassica_rapa_silvestris.html (1812 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Turnip
		The true turnip probably originated in middle and eastern Asia and spread by cultivation throughout the...
		vegetable cultivated chiefly for its edible roots, e.g., the beet, turnip, mangel-wurzel, carrot, and parsnip.
		Don't turnip your nose at rutabagas ; The Thanksgiving staple is grown at a farm in Falmouth that supplies Hannaford.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Turnip (574 words)

	Brassica Breeding and Research - Areas of Interest
		Brassica is a genus within the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae), commonly known as the mustard family.
		Brassica napus, is thought to exist primarily through a natural cross between close relatives, the parents, B. oleracea (Cabbage, Kale, Cauliflower, Broccoli) X B.
		Brassica juncea: The center of origin is believed to be in Central Asia-Himalayas, with migration to secondary centers in India, China and the Caucasus (mountainous region of south-central Russia).
	www.ag.uidaho.edu /brassica/area_of_interest.htm (1197 words)

	Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
		Turnips are of the genus Brassica and famiily Cruciferae (mustard).
		The turnip group or species is called B. campestris and includes turnip or Brassica rapa as a sub-species, and various other sub-species including Chinese mustard, Chinese cabbage, spinach mustard, broccoli raab and rapini.
		Turnip leaves are green, radish-like and thin while rutabaga leaves are bluish, thick and fleshy.
	food.oregonstate.edu /faq/plant/turnip1.html (486 words)

	Turnips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Both the turnip and rutabaga are moderately good sources of food fiber, calcium, and vitamins A and C; but, nutritionally, rutabagas are superior, having almost twice the amount of nutrients as the white turnip.
		Today, turnips are not as widely used; but a tale is told of their value to the Romans during their spread into aquiring valuable agricultural lands.
		Teltow turnips are the dwarf form of the white turnip, and flourish in a sandy soil.
	www.innvista.com /health/foods/vegetables/turnips.htm (1387 words)

	Rutabaga
		The rutabaga (Brassica napobrassica), or swede, is believed to have originated from a hybrid between the turnip (Brassica rapa) and wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea), probably in Bohemia and as recently as the 17th century.
		However, livestock farmers at that time were turning away from the brassica crops (which also include rape, kale, and turnips) because much hand labor was required for their production and utilization.
		In general, the forage brassicas are high-quality, high yielding forage crops that are well suited to seeding into existing pastures with little or no tillage.
	corn.agronomy.wisc.edu /alternativecrops/Rutabaga.htm (1429 words)

	Root Development of Vegetable Crops: Chapter XIV
		Since it is a very hardy plant of rapid development but does not thrive in hot weather, it is usually grown either early in the spring or late in the fall in the North and as a winter crop in the South.
		The difficulty of the roots in penetrating the stiff subsoil was shown by the characteristic and abrupt kinks and turns and often zigzag course of the taproots and by both large and small laterals.
		The usual spacing of turnips in rows 10 to 18 inches apart and thinning to 6 or even 12 inches in the row result in very considerable root overlapping and underground competition.
	www.soilandhealth.org /01aglibrary/010137veg.roots/010137ch14.html (2782 words)

	the life cycle of a turnip -- and other really important stuff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This site has been created in the thaught of the turnip but I dont think that there are many turnip enthusiasts on the web.I would think that they would be hiding in a greenhouse somewhere, oblivious to there surroundings.
		Turnip (Brassica rapa L.) is a root Brassica crop and has been used as a vegetable for human consumption in Europe since prehistoric times.
		Turnip root has been a popular livestock fodder for at least 600 years wherever the crop can be grown.
	www.freewebs.com /robbig60 (213 words)

	Green Earth Institute
		The turnip is thought to have come from Russia, Siberia and the Scandinavian peninsula.
		Raw turnips have a refreshing, tangy flavor similar to mild radish and when cooked are pleasantly sweet.
		Turnips greens can be cooked in the same manner as spinach, slivered and stir-fried, or, as they have been for generations, stewed with pork.
	www.greenearthinstitute.org /recipes/turnips_return_to_your_roots.html (508 words)

	Brassica Main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Forage brassica crops such as turnip, swede, rape, and kale can be spring-seeded to supplement the perennial cool-season pastures in August and September or summer-seeded to extend the grazing season in November and December.
		Brassicas are annual crops which are highly productive and digestible and can be grazed 80 to 150 days after seeding, depending on the species.
		Turnip regrowth is initiated at the top of the root, so this part of the plant should not be removed until the second and final grazing when the whole plant can be consumed.
	www.farminfo.org /forage/brassica-m.htm (2951 words)

	Turnips Food Facts, History, Information, Timelines
		Before potatoes were abundant beyond South America, turnips were everyday staples, particularly in Europe during the Middle Ages.
		The origins of the turnip are vague but it may have come from northeastern Europe or Asia many thousands of years ago.
		Thriving in a cold, damp climate, turnips were the food of Europe’s poor, the majority of the population.
	www.hungrymonster.com /FoodFacts/Food_Facts.cfm?Phrase_vch=Turnips&ttl=1 (200 words)

	NYS Horticulture Study Guide For Youth
		Turnips are grown for their edible taproot that can be eaten raw or cooked into soups and stews.
		Frost will not bother your turnips but be sure to remove the plants before the ground freezes.
		Space them according to their purpose, if you are growing turnips for their greens they can be planted in dense clusters, if you are growing them for their roots you may want to plant them at least 2-3 inches apart.
	www.hort.cornell.edu /4hplants/Vegetables/Turnip.html (272 words)

	Turnips - Review - Do you like Neeps ?
		A turnip Brassica Rapa, yes it’s from the cabbage family is a staple fairly cheap root vegetable.
		A turnip vegetable is the bottom of the stem and the top of the stalk this swells and grows underground.
		The turnip is either a white or slightly yellow coloured vegetable.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /plants/turnips/1045952 (764 words)

	Nabo - Turnip
		Turnip, common name for a hardy, biennial herb, of the mustard family, grown for its edible root.
		Turnips are native to Europe and parts of Asia and are cultivated in temperate and subarctic regions throughout the world.
		Turnips are grown extensively for food and to provide feed for livestock.
	electrocomm.tripod.com /nabo_turnip.html (304 words)

	Turnip and Its Hybrid Offspring
		Turnip (Brassica rapa) is of ancient culture, many distinct kinds having been known to the Romans at the beginning of the Christian Era.
		Man appreciated the usefulness of the turnip during the prehistoric development of agriculture, and the plant was so easy to grow in so many places that it became widely distributed all the way from the Mediterranean across Asia to the Pacific.
		The leaves of the turnip are usually rich in the minerals and vitamins that are essential to health, but the roots have a relatively low food value.
	aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/turnip.html (782 words)

	Turnip / Turnip greens
		Turnips come from Europe where they were used for both human and animal food.
		Turnip is therefore an interesting vegetable for vegetarian since they always strive to meet their need in this mineral.
		Turnip greens provide larger amounts of these vitamins and minerals and are especially rich in folic acid.
	www.dietobio.com /aliments/en/turnip.html (435 words)

	National Center for Home Food Preservation \| NCHFP Publications
		The objective was to employ a HPLC method in the determination of the level of selected water-soluble vitamins in turnip greens that were blanched using conventional and microwave blanching methods.
		Turnip greens (Brassica rapa) were purchased from a local supermarket.
		The objective was to employ a HPLC method to determine the level of selected water soluble vitamins in turnip greens blanched using boiling water and microwave.
	www.uga.edu /nchfp/papers/2003/03iftturnipgreensposter.html (1193 words)

	turnip - Definitions at Dicts.info
		The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var.
		The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as food for cattle.
		(1) : one (Brassica rapa rapifera) with usually flattened roots and leaves that are cooked as a vegetable
	www.dicts.info /define.php?word=turnip (97 words)

	Vegetable Photos #1
		A: Turnip (Brassica rapa), a vegetable with edible taproot and leaves (turnip greens); C: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea), a vegetable with edible leafy heads; B: Rutabaga (Brassica napobrassica), a vegetable with edible taproot and leafy greens.
		The rutabaga is a fertile tetraploid hybrid between the turnip (n=10) and cabbage (n=9).
		Since the original diploid rutabaga (2n=19) has 10 turnip chromosomes and 9 cabbage chromosomes that are unequal in number (10 + 9) and not truly homologous, the diploid hybrid is sterile.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /ecoph11.htm (1298 words)

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