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      "Swedes are Brassica napus; radishes are Raphanus; pak choi is leafy Brassica rapa; fodder beets are beets"
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        "unit": "weeks",
        "note": "for small turnips"
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      {
        "quantity": "Shogoin turnip",
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      }
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      "turnip greens varieties"
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        "Recommend pesticides against root flies beyond what local rules allow.",
        "Present older botanical names in the registry aliases as current.",
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        "Applying pesticides to a crop."
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        "Root vegetables are cheap staple food, important for food security.",
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        "Growers",
        "Cooks and consumers",
        "Livestock"
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      "master_systems": [
        "National plant variety registers"
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                    "text": "How are turnips and greens cooked across cuisines?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits turnip greens?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits senmaizuke?",
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                "id": "history-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "How did turnips feature in ancient and agricultural revolution history?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Norfolk four-course system?",
                    "kind": "action"
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                "id": "names-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Why do turnip and swede names vary between regions?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits rutabaga?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
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              }
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    "Should the Japanese cultivars be separate entries?",
    "How should horticultural sources be linked?",
    "The registry alias Brassica campestris uses an older name; how should it be recorded?"
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