Mustard plant

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Flower of mustard plant

The mustard plant is any one of several plant species in the genera Brassica, Rhamphospermum and Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family). Mustard seed is used as a spice. Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar, or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard. The seeds can also be pressed to make mustard oil, and the edible leaves can be eaten as mustard greens. Many vegetables are cultivated varieties of mustard plants; domestication may have begun 6,000 years ago.

History

Mustard Plant and Butterflies, early or middle Ming dynasty c. 1368–1550

Although some varieties of mustard plants were well-established crops in

Indus Civilization of 2500–1700 BC.[2] According to the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission, "Some of the earliest known documentation of mustard's use dates back to Sumerian and Sanskrit texts from 3000 BC".[3]

A wide-ranging genetic study of B. rapa announced in 2021 concluded that the species may have been domesticated as long as 6,000 years ago in Central Asia, and turnips or oilseeds might have been the first product. The results also suggested that a taxonomic re-evaluation of the species might be needed.[4]

Species

Wild white mustard (Sinapis alba)

sugar beets, suppression of the white beet-cyst nematode is an important trait. Resistant white mustard varieties reduce nematode populations by 70–90%.[citation needed
]

Mustard species' are a common host plant to Phaedon cochleariae, a beetle native to Europe.[9][10] Due to their particular diet, they have been colloquially referred to as mustard leaf beetles.[9]

Recent research has studied varieties of mustards with high oil contents for use in the production of biodiesel, a renewable liquid fuel similar to diesel fuel. The biodiesel made from mustard oil has good flow properties and cetane ratings. The leftover meal after pressing out the oil has also been found to be an effective pesticide.[11]

  • Mustard field
    Mustard field
  • Flower
    Flower
  • Flower close-up
    Flower close-up
  • Close-up of black mustard seeds (each about 2–3 mm in diameter)
    Close-up of black mustard seeds (each about 2–3 mm in diameter)
  • Bangladeshi mustard plants
    Bangladeshi mustard plants

See also

References

  1. ^ Zohary, Daniel; Hopf, Maria; Weiss, Ehud (2012). Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The Origin and Spread of Domesticated Plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin (Fourth ed.). Oxford: University Press. p. 139.
  2. ^ "Indus civilization | History, Location, Map, Artifacts, Language, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ^ "What is Mustard?". Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission. Mustard Consumer Website. SMDC 2011. Web. 16 March 2016 <"The Mustard Site | What is Mustard?". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-16.>.
  4. ^ Alex C McAlvay, Aaron P Ragsdale, Makenzie E Mabry, Xinshuai Qi, Kevin A Bird, Pablo Velasco, Hong An, J Chris Pires, Eve Emshwiller, Brassica rapa Domestication: Untangling Wild and Feral Forms and Convergence of Crop Morphotypes, Molecular Biology and Evolution, msab108, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab108, 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Excellent mustard production likely in Rangpur region". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  6. ^ "FAOSTAT Countries by Commodity". UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  7. ^ BSL Getreide 2015 getreide 2015.pdf www.bundessortenamt.de/bsa/media/Files/BSL/bsl_getreide_2015.pdf
  8. ^ "Brancheorganisatie Akkerbouw" (PDF). www.kennisakker.nl. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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  11. ^ "Industrial mustard crops for biodiesel and biopesticides" (PDF). 17 November 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2004.
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