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4 October 2022

Brassica juncea (mustard)

https://doi.org/10.1079/pwkb.species.91760

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
Preferred Common Name
mustard
Other Scientific Names
Brassica argyi H.Lév.
Brassica besseriana Andrz. ex Trautv.
Brassica cernua (Thunb.) F. B. Forbes & Hemsl.
Brassica cernua Forbes & Hemsley
Brassica integrifolia (H. West) Rupr.
Brassica japonica (Thunb.) Siebold ex Miq.
Brassica lanceolata (DC.) Lange
Brassica napiformis (Pailleux & Bois) L.H.Bailey
Brassica richeri Lange
Brassica rugosa (Roxb.) L.H. Bailey
Brassica rugosa (Roxb.) Prain
Brassica taquetii H.Lév.
Brassica willdenovii Boiss.
Crucifera juncea E.H.L. Krause
Raphanus junceus (L.) Crantz
Sinabraca juncea (L.) G.H. Loos
Sinapis abyssinica A. Braun
Sinapis cernua Thunb.
Sinapis chinensis L.
Sinapis cuneifolia Roxb.
Sinapis integrifolia H. West
Sinapis japonica Thunb.
Sinapis juncea L.
Sinapis lanceolata DC.
Sinapis patens Roxb.
Sinapis ramosa Roxb.
Sinapis ramosa Roxb. ex Fleming, Henry
Sinapis rugosa Roxb.
Sinapis timoriana DC.
International Common Names
English
brown mustard
canola
Chinese mustard
gai-choi
Indian mustard
oilseed mustard
oriental mustard
wild mustard
Spanish
mostaza
Local Common Names
China
jie-cai
Cuba
mostaza China
mostaza de la tierra
Czech Republic
brukev sítinovitá
kapusta sitinová
Denmark
ager-stedmorsblomst
håret viol
jernurt
marts-viol
tandbægret vårsalat
Estonia
sarepta kapsasrohi
Finland
karvaorvokki
pelto-orvokki
rikkavuonankaali
rohtorautayrtti
tuoksuorvokk
France
choux faux jonc
mountarde brune
moutarde de Chine
moutarde de Indie
moutarde de Sarepta
moutarde frisée
moutarde Indiennne
French Polynesia
pota tinito
Germany
Ruten-Kohl
Sareptasenf
Hungary
szareptai mustár
India
saiso
Japan
irana
karashi
karashi-na
setsuriko
takana
Kiribati
te kabiti
te kabiti n tiaina
Korea, Republic of
gas
Latvia
sareptas sinepe
Lithuania
sareptinis bastutis
Malaysia
kai choy
sawi pahit
Norway
åkerstemorsblom
jernurt
lodnefiol
marsfiol
tandbægret vårsalat
Spain
mostacilla
mostaza de la China
mostaza de la tierra
mostaza de Sarepta
mostaza India
Sweden
åkerviol
buskviol
järnört
luktviol
sommarklynne
Tonga
pauteni
USA
mustard greens

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Brassica juncea (mustard); flowering habit. Northwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
Habit
Brassica juncea (mustard); flowering habit. Northwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); flowering habit. Flowering habitNorthwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
Flowering habit
Brassica juncea (mustard); flowering habit. Flowering habitNorthwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); flowers. Northwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
Flowers
Brassica juncea (mustard); flowers. Northwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); flowering habit. Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
Habit
Brassica juncea (mustard); flowering habit. Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); leaves. Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
Leaves
Brassica juncea (mustard); leaves. Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); habit. developing rosettes. Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
Habit
Brassica juncea (mustard); habit. developing rosettes. Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); green seedpods and stem. Northeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. June 2017.
Seedpods
Brassica juncea (mustard); green seedpods and stem. Northeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. June 2017.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); seeding habit. Northwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
Habit
Brassica juncea (mustard); seeding habit. Northwest Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. March 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); invasive habit in a Laysan Albatross colony (Phoebastria immutabilis). Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
Invasive habit
Brassica juncea (mustard); invasive habit in a Laysan Albatross colony (Phoebastria immutabilis). Southeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii, USA. April 2015.
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Brassica juncea (mustard); seeds and pod. Northeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii. USA. June 2017.
Seeds
Brassica juncea (mustard); seeds and pod. Northeast Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii. USA. June 2017.
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Brassica juncea var. juncea (Indian mustard); 1, habit cv. group Head-leaf Mustard; 2, habit cv. group Broad-leaf Mustard; 3, flowering and fruiting shoot; 4, seed.Reproduced from the series 'Plant Resources of South-East Asia', Vols 1-20 (1989-2000), by kind permission of the PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia.
Plant parts
Brassica juncea var. juncea (Indian mustard); 1, habit cv. group Head-leaf Mustard; 2, habit cv. group Broad-leaf Mustard; 3, flowering and fruiting shoot; 4, seed.Reproduced from the series 'Plant Resources of South-East Asia', Vols 1-20 (1989-2000), by kind permission of the PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia.
PROSEA Foundation

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Prevention and Control

Brassica juncea seed persists in soils for more than a year, contaminating subsequent crops, which can make this species difficult to eradicate once established. 

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Published online: 4 October 2022

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