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Brassica rapa, commonly known as field mustard or turnip mustard is a plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
 widely cultivated as a leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetable

Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaf eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender Petiole s and shoots....
 (see mizuna
Mizuna

'Mizuna' is a Japanese language name used primarily for cultivation Variety of Brassica rapa nipposinica but also for Brassica juncea var....
), a root vegetable
Root vegetable

Root vegetables are plant roots used as vegetables. Other underground plants are often, erroneously, called root vegetables. Root vegetables include both true roots such as tuberous roots and taproots, but exclude non-roots such as tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs....
, and an oilseed.

ivated varieties of Brassica rapa include:





varieties of this plant are used for experiments as they require little more attention than the proper amounts of light
Light

Light, or visible light, is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength that is Visible spectrum to the human eye , or up to 380?750 nm. In the broader field of physics, light is sometimes used to refer to electromagnetic radiation of all wavelengths, whether visible or not....
, water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
, and fertilizer
Fertilizer

Fertilizers are chemical compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding, for uptake through leaves....
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Brassica rapa, commonly known as field mustard or turnip mustard is a plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
 widely cultivated as a leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetable

Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaf eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender Petiole s and shoots....
 (see mizuna
Mizuna

'Mizuna' is a Japanese language name used primarily for cultivation Variety of Brassica rapa nipposinica but also for Brassica juncea var....
), a root vegetable
Root vegetable

Root vegetables are plant roots used as vegetables. Other underground plants are often, erroneously, called root vegetables. Root vegetables include both true roots such as tuberous roots and taproots, but exclude non-roots such as tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs....
, and an oilseed.

Cultivar groups

Cultivated varieties of Brassica rapa include:

  • Choi Sum (??, Brassicaceae)
  • Mizuna
    Mizuna

    'Mizuna' is a Japanese language name used primarily for cultivation Variety of Brassica rapa nipposinica but also for Brassica juncea var....
     (nipposinica group)
  • Aburana (nippo-oleifera group)
  • Flowering cabbage (parachinensis group)
  • Napa cabbage
    Napa cabbage

    Napa cabbage , from cantonese language , also called "wom bok", baechu in Korean language or hakusai in Japanese language, is a type of Chinese cabbage originating in China, near the Beijing region, and is widely used in East Asia....
     (baechu)
  • Turnip
    Turnip

    The turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, bulbous taproot. Small, tender, varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as fodder for livestock....
     (rapa group)
  • Turnip rape (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera)
  • Rapini
    Rapini

    Rapini is a common vegetable in Galician cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Italian cuisine, and Portuguese cuisine cuisine. The plant is a member of the Brassiceae tribe of the Brassicaceae, whose taxonomy is very difficult....
     (ruvo group)
  • Tatsoi
    Tatsoi

    Tatsoi , also called spinach mustard, spoon mustard, or rosette bok choy, is an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens....
  • Komatsuna
    Komatsuna

    Komatsuna is a type of leaf vegetable. It is a variant of the same species as the Turnip . It is grown in Japan, Taiwan and Korea. It is also known as Japanese Mustard Spinach and can be stir-fried, pickled, boiled and added to soups or used fresh in salads....


  • Scientific name (taphong)


Experimental organism

Some varieties of this plant are used for experiments as they require little more attention than the proper amounts of light
Light

Light, or visible light, is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength that is Visible spectrum to the human eye , or up to 380?750 nm. In the broader field of physics, light is sometimes used to refer to electromagnetic radiation of all wavelengths, whether visible or not....
, water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
, and fertilizer
Fertilizer

Fertilizers are chemical compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding, for uptake through leaves....
. These "Fast Plants" (the name is a registered trademark for the variety developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) are ideal for basic botany
Botany

Botany, plant science, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology and is the Scientific method of plant life and development....
 and biology
Biology

Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
 experiments, as they grow quickly, maturing in about 40 days. Some genetically modified versions mature faster. This short growing time makes them easier to experiment with than most other plants. Some of these plants have even been sent to outer space to test germination
Germination

Germination is the process whereby growth emerges from a period of dormancy. The most common example of germination is the sprouting of a seedling from a seed of an flowering plant or gymnosperm....
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See also

  • Triangle of U
    Triangle of U

    The Triangle of U is a theory about the evolution and relationships between members of the plant genus Brassica. It says that the genomes of three ancestral species of Brassica combined to create three of the common contemporary vegetables and oilseed crop species....
  • Green manure
    Green manure

    In agriculture, a green manure is a type of cover crop grown primarily to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil. Typically, a green manure crop is grown for a specific period, and then plowed under and incorporated into the soil....


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