Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the possibility of growing kohlrabi (Brassica oleraceae var. gongylodes L.) under Trakya (Turkey) conditions during the spring and fall growing periods in the year of 2000. In each period, three kohlrabi cultivars (Express Forcer, Neckar, Lahn), two seedling ages (four or six weeks old) and three planting dates (at two week intervals in April, May for spring and in September, October for fall), with respect to yield and quality characteristics, were evaluated. Cultivars Neckar and Express Forcer had higher yield and quality than Lahn in both seasons. Higher yield was obtained from six weeks old seedlings in the spring, while a period of four weeks was sufficient for growing seedlings in fall.