Mustard
Crop Detail

Mustards, (Brassica spp.) are herbaceous annual plants in the family Brassicaceae grown for their seeds which are used as a spice. Mustard plants are thin herbaceous herbs with yellow flowers. The leaves of the plant are toothed, lobed, and occasionally have the larger terminal lobes. Plants can reach 16 cm (6.3 in) in length. The yellow flowers grow in spike like clusters of 2-12 flowers and individual flowers are 8 mm (0.3 in) in diameter. The seeds are red to brown in color and produced from each flower. Mustard can grow 1.2-2 m (4-6.6 ft) in height and as an annual plant, survives only one growing season. Mustard may also be referred to as mustard, brown mustard, red mustard, yellow mustard or wedlock and is believed to have originated in the temperate regions.

Major/Minor Major
Temporary/Permanent Temporary
Category Agriculture Extension
Type Crops
Climate Temperate
Water Method Rain-fed
Duration Annual
Economic Type Food Crop
Growing Season Rabi / Winter / Cold Crops

Managements

Fertilizer
Land Preparation
Sowing Method
Sowing Time
Row - Row Distance
Plant - Plant Distance
Irrigation
Harvesting
Thrashing
Climate
Storage
Marketing
Rouging
Inter Cropping
Seed Soaking

Pests, Weeds, Diseases & Disorders

Sucking Pests
Wild Boar Aphids Mustard saw fly Army worm
Fungal Diseases
Blackleg Diseasse White Rust Root Rot Downy Mildew Alternaria Black spot (Fungal)
Weeds
Purple Nut sedge Blue grass Canary grass
Nutrient
Yellowing

Seed Varieties

Name Seed Rate
WESTER 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
SHIRALEE 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
CON-1 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
CON-11 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
CON-111 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
PAKOLA 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
CANOLA RAYA 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
BARD-1 (NON-CANOLA) 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
PARC CANOLA HYBRID (HYBRID VARIETY) 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
RAYA ANMOL 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
PAK CHEEN 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
KHANPUR RAYA 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
SARHEIN 95 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
CHAKWAL RAYA 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
TANDOJAM RAYA 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
ABASIN 95 1.5 - 2 Kg/Acre
NIFA T-20 1.5-2kg/acre
NIFA T-23 1.5-2kg/acre
DURE NIFA 1.5-2kg/acre
NIFA RAYA 1.5-2kg/acre
NIFA GOLD 1.5-2kg/acre
HASNAIN 2013 1.5-2kg/acre
ZUHORE ISLAM 1.5-2kg/acre
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