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LESSER – KNOWN SPECIES OF VEGETABLES, MEDICINAL PLANTS AND EDIBLE MUSHROOMS: NEW GROWING TRENDS IN CONTEXT OF V4 COUNTRIES COOPERATION

Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.) Alef. var. botrytis (Brassicaceae) cv. Veronica F1




ENG Cauliflower
SK karfiol
CZ květák
PL kalafior
HU  

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Cauliflower, similary as other Brassicaceae species, is a good source of glucosinolates - substances with antioxidant properties.


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Botanical description and occurrence:

Cultivar 'Veronica F1' is a relatively late cultivar of Romanesco cauliflower type. It forms compact florets consisted of smaller florets with turriculate shape and light-green colour. This cultivar is recommended only for summer-autumn growing with vegetation period from planting to harvest in the range approximately 85 days.

Cauliflower is cool-season crop belonged to Brassicaceae family. It requires a middle-heavy soil, sufficient nutrient supply (mainly nitrogen) and irrigation (2-3 times per week) during vegetation period. Spacing suitable for growing of later cauliflower cultivars (including cv. Veronica F1) is 0.5 x 0.5 m.

Why to have the plant in your garden:

This cultivar is required for food decoration due to the atypical and interesting turriculate shape and light-green colour of florets. It is excellent in raw or cooked form and it boasts a milder, sweeter flavor than typical white cauliflower.

Text:

Dr. Miroslav Šlosár, SUA, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Photo:

Dr. Ivana Mezeyová, SUA, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Links to scientific articles (if it is possible):

Cebula, S., Kunicki, E., Kalisz, A. 2006. Quality changes in curds of white, green, and romanesco cauliflower during storage. Polish journal of food and nutrition facts, vol. 15, no. 2, p. 155-160.