Definition of Brassica juncea

1. Noun. Asiatic mustard used as a potherb.

Exact synonyms: Chinese Mustard, Gai Choi, Indian Mustard, Leaf Mustard
Group relationships: Brassica, Genus Brassica
Generic synonyms: Mustard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brassica Juncea

Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta leucopsis
Braque
Brasdor's method
Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi
Brasil
Brasilia

Literary usage of Brassica juncea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"Chinese mustard, brassica juncea, was found to be usually improperly collected, containing a considerable amount of immature seeds and weed seeds, ..."

2. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl Schneider (1998)
"Descriptors: brassica-campestris; brassica-juncea; irrigation-scheduling; water-use; models; evapotranspiration; soil-water-content; soil-water- regimes; ..."

3. Bibliotheca Indica by Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India), Asiatic Society of Bengal, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal (1848)
"This is brassica juncea—the well-known Indian mustard or Rai which is cultivated in Persia, as it is in India, for its oil. The vernacular names given by ..."

4. Irrigating Efficiently: Bibliography, January 88-February 94 by Joe Makuch, Bonnie Emmert (1994)
"I49 Effect of varying soil moisture regimes on seeds yield, water use and water use efficiency of some Indian mustard (brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss) ..."

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