<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The experimental material consisted of three kale cultivars: Winterbor F1, Redbor F1 and Medium High Green Curly were obtained from three harvest dates. The experiment was conducted in a three-year cycle (2006-2008). Total yields ranged from 5.13 to 9.32 kg·m-2, of which marketable yield constituted on average 51-72% and processing yield 27-34%. In the present experiment, 8.42 kg of total yield per 1m2 was obtained from Winterbor F1, 7.55 kg from Medium High Green Curly cv. and 6.71kg from Redbor F1 as an average for all years and harvest dates. The highest total yield for all cultivars was from the second harvest date and ranged from 6.76 to 9.32 kg·m-2. The dry matter yield of leaves with removed veins averaged between 0.28 and 0.50 kg per 1m2 for all years and harvest dates.</abstract>

The experimental material consisted of three kale cultivars: Winterbor F1, Redbor F1 and Medium High Green Curly were obtained from three harvest dates. The experiment was conducted in a three-year cycle (2006-2008). Total yields ranged from 5.13 to 9.32 kg·m-2, of which marketable yield constituted on average 51-72% and processing yield 27-34%. In the present experiment, 8.42 kg of total yield per 1m2 was obtained from Winterbor F1, 7.55 kg from Medium High Green Curly cv. and 6.71kg from Redbor F1 as an average for all years and harvest dates. The highest total yield for all cultivars was from the second harvest date and ranged from 6.76 to 9.32 kg·m-2. The dry matter yield of leaves with removed veins averaged between 0.28 and 0.50 kg per 1m2 for all years and harvest dates.

Effect of the Cultivar and Harvest Date of Kale (<italic>Brassica oleracea</italic> L. var. <italic>acephala</italic>) on Crop Yield and Plant Morphological Features

Department of Raw Materials and Processing of Fruit and Vegetables, Faculty of Food Technology, Kraków Agricultural University, Balicka 122, 30-149 Kraków, Poland

Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research

Effect of the Cultivar and Harvest Date of Kale ( L. var. ) on Crop Yield and Plant Morphological Features

The experimental material consisted of three kale cultivars: Winterbor F1, Redbor F1 and Medium High Green Curly were obtained from three harvest dates. The...

Effect of the Cultivar and Harvest Date of Kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) on Crop Yield and Plant Morphological Features

Published Online: Jan 28, 2011

Page range: 55 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-010-0018-7

Keywords
Kale, harvest date, yields, morphological feature

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