Product Group > Brassicas
Overview
The Brassica Crop Advisory Group represents growers of broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, swedes, turnips, radish, broccoflower and Asian greens. The three main crops are broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. Almost all production is consumed on the domestic market. A small amount of cabbage is exported to Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand.
New research
Controlling head rot in broccoli by Peter Wright, Crop & Food Research, Pukekohe.
The number of broccoli heads that are unmarketable due to head rot can be minimized by not applying too much nitrogen before planting and during growth. Head rot can also be reduced by ensuring good control of pests and disease before the head maturing stage to eliminate or at least minimize pesticide applications that can help the rot establish in mature heads. Click here to download the full press release.
Statistics (2006)
Brassicas Overview
|
Broccoli |
Cabbage |
Cauliflower |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
80 |
80 |
100 |
|
|
Area planted |
1,717 hectares |
808 hectares |
979 |
|
|
Production |
18,000 tonnes |
40,000 tonnes |
24,000 tonnes |
|
|
Exports |
Source: Statistics New Zealand
