(Brassica rapa) Family: CRUCIFERAE             SOW (KG/HA) DISTANCE (CM) SEED COUNT PER GRAMME GERM. LASTS YEARS DIRECT SOWING SCATTERED DEPTH OF SOWING CM ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT SPROUTING TIME (DAYS) 500-700 4-5 2-4 5-7 1-2 20-30 15-20 5-8             ROOT VARIETY DAYS SHAPE EXTERNAL COLOUR White Flat Early 45 flat white Purple Top White Flat 45 flat white with purple top Snowball 50 globe white Golden Ball 55 globe creamy yellow Purple Top White Globe 45 globe white with purple top De Norfolk à collet vert 60 globe white with green top Norfolk Purple Top 60 globe white with purple top Vertus 55 cylindrical with large point white De Croissy 55 almost cylindrical white Half Long Napoletana White Head 50 medium long white Toscana - Pistoiese 50 long pointed white Long White Purple Top 50 cylindrical white with purple top Leaved Turnip 40 long tapered ivory   WHITE FLAT EARLY   PURPLE TOP WHITE FLAT   SNOWBALL   PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE   GOLDEN BALL   DE NORFOLK A COLLET VERT   NORFOLK PURPLE TOP   VERTUS   DE CROISSY   HALF LONG NAPOLETANA WHITE HEAD   TOSCANA - PISTOIESE   LONG WHITE PURPLE TOP     LEAVED TURNIP