Rozier had a particular interest in wine ( he won a prize proposed by the Soci�t?d agriculture de Limoges on the subject for an 8 volume treatise in 1770 ), in Brassica rapa and in colza ( 1774 ).
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There's plenty of room for confusion : turnips ( Brassica rapa ) and rutabagas ( Brassica napus ) are close relatives, and in fact, rutabagas are believed to be the result of a relatively recent ( probably medieval ) natural cross between a turnip and some kind of cabbage.
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They are present in most of Europe, the Near East and North Africa and can be found from April through July . " Andrena agilissima " is an " oligolectic " species, feeding only on the pollen of a few genera of Cruciferous vegetables ( Brassicaceae species, such as " Brassica napus ", " Brassica rapa ", " Raphanus raphanistrum ", " Barbarea vulgaris " and Sinapis species ).
