TY - BOOK AU - Dixon,G.R. TI - Vegetable brassicas and related crucifers T2 - Crop Production Science in Horticulture SN - 9781845931384 PY - 2006/// CY - WallingfordUK PB - CABI KW - Brassica KW - pests KW - eukaryotes KW - plant physiology KW - genetic manipulation KW - Brassicaceae KW - pathogens KW - Arabidopsis KW - weeds KW - Brassica pekinensis KW - plants KW - crop quality KW - sustainability KW - genetic engineering KW - crop production KW - crop yield KW - angiosperms KW - plant pests KW - plant pathogens KW - Capparales KW - phytopathogens KW - Brassica oleracea KW - Brassicales KW - Brassica campestris KW - Spermatophyta KW - Chinese cabbages KW - eudicots KW - agronomy KW - plant development KW - plant disorders KW - Arabidopsis thaliana KW - plant breeding KW - models N2 - The Brassica crops provide the greatest diversity of products derived from a single genus. As vegetables they deliver leaves, flowers, stems and roots that are used either fresh or in processed forms. This book covers the Occidental crops derived from B. oleracea (cole or cabbage group) and Oriental types from B. rapa (Chinese cabbage and its relatives). Both groups are of immense importance for human nutrition, containing vital vitamins and cancer preventing substances UR - https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/action/showBook?doi=10.1079%2F9780851993959.0000 ER -