Safal
Mustard Variety: Safal
Main Features of the Variety
Developed by | Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh |
Main characteristics | This is a high yielding yellow seeded mustard variety. Plants are strong, erect and very tall(about 180 cm). |
Year of release | 1991 |
Days to maturity | It takes about 90-95 days to mature. |
Resistant/tolerant | Tolerant to Alternaria disease |
Yield | Its maximum seed and straw yield potentials are about 2.2 t/ha(av. 1.75 t/ha) and 5.0 t/ha, respectively. |
Quality of the product | Farmers can obtain more biomass from cultivation of this variety for their use as fuel. Seed contains 43-44% oil. |