| Family |
Brassicaceae |
| Scientific name |
Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew |
| Synonyms |
Brassica arvensis L. var. juncea (L.) Kuntze; Brassica besseriana Andrzejowski ex Trautvetter; Brassica cernua (Thunberg) F. B. Forbes & Hemsley; Brassica integrifolia (West) O. E. Schulz; Brassica japonica (Thunberg) Siebold ex Miquel; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew subsp. eujuncea Thellung; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew subsp. integrifolia (West) Thellung; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew subsp. rugosa (Roxburgh) Prain; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. celerifolia Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. crispifolia L. H. Bailey; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. gracilis Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. integrifolia (West) Sinskaya; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. japonica (Thunberg) L. H. Bailey; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. longipes Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. megarhiza Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. multiceps Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. multisecta L. H. Bailey; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. sabellica (Plenck) Kitamura; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. strumata Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. tumida Tsen & Lee; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernjaew var. typica Prain; Brassica juncea (L.) Czernajew var. urophylla Tsen & Lee; Brassica lanceolata Lange; Brassica nigra (L.) Koch var. japonica (Thunberg) O. E. Schulz; Brassica oleracea L. var. sabellica Plenck; Brassica rugosa (Roxburgh) L. H. Bailey; Brassica taquetii H. Leveille; Brassica timoreana de Candolle; Brassica urbaniana O. E. Schulz; Caulis junceus (L.) E. H. L. Krause; Crucifera juncea (L.) E. H. L. Krause; Raphanus junceus (L.) Crantz; Sinapis cernua Thunberg; Sinapis cuneifolia Roxburgh; Sinapis integrifolia West; Sinapis japonica Thunberg; Sinapis juncea L.; Sinapis patens Roxburgh; Sinapis ramosa Roxburgh; Sinapis rugosa Roxburgh |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) seiyou-karashi-na (セイヨウカラシナ, 西洋芥子菜 [meaning: European
mustard salad greens]) |
| (English common name) India mustard, Oriental mustard |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] Russia, China, Mongolia, Central Asia, Caucasus |
| Habitat |
Roadside, field, riverside |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18, 36 |
| Description |
Plants electing 30-100cm tall. Flowers yellow petals 10-12mm long, flowering
in April to May (also in October to November). Annual or winter annual
plants. |
| Reference |
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. |
| Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. |
| Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. |
| Method of breeding new varieties of the first filial generation plant (US Patent 4102079/1978) |
| Certain N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-nicotinamides having herbicidal activity (US Patent 4618366/1986) |
| Hybridization using cytoplasmic male sterility and herbicide tolerance from nuclear genes (US Patent 4658084/1987) |
| Process for transferring cytoplasmic elements in Brassica, and products thereof (US Patent 4751347/1988) |
| Educational kit for fast cycling plants (US Patent 4950166/1989) |
| Fast-cycling dwarf Bassica oleracea (US Patent 5107064/1992) |
| Transformation and foreign gene expression in brassica species (US Patent 5188958/1993) |
| Oilseed Brassica bearing an endogenous oil wherein the levels of oleic, alpha-linolenic, and saturated fatty acids are simultaneously provided in an atypical highly beneficial distribution via genetic control (US Patent 5625130/1997) |
| Pesticide compositions containing mustard bran (US Patent 5747056/1998) |
| Phytorecovery of metals using seedlings (US Patent 5853576/1998) |
| DNA sequence imparting cytoplasmic male sterility, mitochondrial genome, nuclear genome, mitochondria and plant containing said sequence and process for the preparation of hybrids (US Patent 5789566/1998) |
| Transformation and foreign gene expression in Brassica species (US Patent 5750871/1998) |
| Phytorecovery of metals using seedlings (US Patent 5728300/1998) |
| Alternate cigarette and method for preparing the same (US Patent 5992421/1999) |
| Low level glucosinolate brassica (US Patent 5866762/1999) |
| Particle bombardment transformation of Brassica (US Patent 6051756/2000) |
| Nutritional supplements (US Patent 6117462/2000) |
| Brassica napus vegetable oil wherein the levels of oleic, alpha-linolenic, and saturated fatty acids are endogenously formed and are simultaneously provided in an atypical highly beneficial distribution via genetic control (US Patent 6011164/2000) |
| Transgenic plants expressing ACC oxidase genes (US Patent 6043409/2000) |
| Canola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid content (US Patent 6063947/2000) |
| Brassica juncea lines bearing endogenous edible oils (US Patent 6303849/2001) |
| Low level glucosinolate Brassica (US Patent 6225533/2001) |
| Brassica transformation via microprojectile bombardment (US Patent 6297056/2001) |
| Transformation of hereditary material of Brassica plants and cells (US Patent 6201169/2001) |
| Plants, seeds and oils having an elevated total monounsaturated fatty acid content (US Patent 6414223/2002) |
| Herbicide tolerant Brassica juncea and method of production (US Patent 7002056/2002) |
| Method of selecting transformed Brassica tissue (US Patent 6495741/2002) |
| pskG (US Patent 6352840/2002) |
| Oilseed Brassica containing an improved fertility restorer gene for ogura cytoplasmic male sterility (US Patent 6392127/2002) |
| Canola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid content (US Patent 6441278/2002) |
| Production of improved rapeseed exhibiting yellow-seed coat (US Patent 6547711/2003) |
| Plastid transformation of Brassica (US Patent 6515206/2003) |
| Male-sterile brassica plants and methods for producing same (US Patent 6509516/2003) |
| Transformation of hereditary material of plants (US Patent 6603065/2003) |
| DNA sequence encoding plant 2-acyltransferase (US Patent 6583340/2003) |
| Brassica juncea lines bearing endogenous edible oils (US Patent 6787686/2004) |
| Fatty acid elongase 3-ketoacyl CoA synthase polypeptides (US Patent 6713664/2004) |
| Brassica napus plant line NUDB-38 (US Patent 6706953/2004) |
| Regulation of lethal gene expression in plants (US Patent 6833494/2004) |
| Plants containing a cytosolic acetyl CoA-carboxylase nucleic acid (US Patent 6723895/2004) |
| Selective modification of plant fatty acids (US Patent 6737564/2004) |
| Vegetable oil having elevated stearic acid content (US Patent 6713117/2004) |
| Regulation of embryonic transcription in plants (US Patent 6784342/2004) |
| Insecticidal composition derived from plants (US Patent 6855348/2005) |
| Methods for determining the presence or absence of elite event MS-B2 in Brassica plant material (US Patent 6900014/2005) |
| Methods for accumulating selenium in edible brassica (US Patent 6958435/2005) |
| Brassica with early maturity resistance to an AHAS-inhibitor herbicide and blackleg disease (US Patent 6936751/2005) |
| Genetically modified plants with enhanced resistance to fungal diseases and a method of production thereof (US Patent 6956147/2005) |
| Brassica napus with early maturity (Early Napus) and resistance to an AHAS-inhibitor herbicide (US Patent 6914171/2005) |
| Production of high-quality protein isolates from defatted meals of Brassica seeds (US Patent 6905713/2005) |
| Brassica pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase gene (US Patent 7057091/2006) |
| Brassica or helianthus plants having mutant delta-12 or delta-15 sequences (US Patent 7135614/2006) |
| Nuclear fertility restorer genes and methods of use in plants (US Patent 7071375/2006) |
| Transgenic plants resistant to Sclerotinia and Phoma lingam (US Patent 7141723/2006) |
| Fad4, Fad5, Fad5-2 and Fad6, novel fatty acid desaturase family members and uses thereof (US Patent 7087432/2006) |
| Method for obtaining plants enriched in cysteine and glutathione content (US Patent 7109396/2006) |
| Bi-directional dual promoter complex with enhanced promoter activity for transgene expression in eukaryotes (US Patent 7129343/2006) |
| Non toxic fire ant and termite pesticide (US Patent 7029687/2006) |
| Δ4-desaturase genes and uses thereof (US Patent 7045683/2006) |
| Products comprising an isothiocyanate preservative system and methods of their use (US Patent 7105190/2006) |
| Desaturase genes and uses thereof (US Patent 7067285/2006) |
| Control of fruit dehiscence in plants by Indehiscent1 genes (US Patent 7135621/2006) |
| Methods and compositions for modifying levels of secondary metabolic compounds in plants (US Patent 7279619/2007) |
| Plastid directed DNA constructs comprising chimeric plastid targeting regions, vectors containing same and methods of use thereof (US Patent 7285700/2007) |
| .DELTA.4-desaturase genes and uses thereof (US Patent 7205134/2007) |
| Method for the production of calendic acid, a fatty acid containing delta-8,10,12 conjugated double bonds and related fatty acids having a modification at the delta-9 position (US Patent 7230090/2007) |
| Aqueous compositions for seed treatment (US Patent 7199081/2007) |
| Genes involved in polyketide synthase pathways and uses thereof (US Patent 7208590/2007) |
| Genes encoding sulfate assimilation proteins (US Patent 7176354/2007) |
| Methods for generating or increasing revenues from crops (US Patent 7193128/2007) |
| Delta-8 desaturase and its use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids (US Patent 7256033/2007) |
| Note |
Naturalized plants (after World War II via Europa and USA). |
