Cabbages (Brassica oleracea) represent a spectacular example of domestication. Starting from wild plants producing a few leaves and then a flowering stem similar to that of rapeseed, domestication ...

A wide range of common leafy vegetables, such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale and cauliflower are all part of the Brassica genus. Some root crops such as turnips, swedes and kohl rabi ...

In brassica crops grown for seed ... When wild turnip flowers, a tall upright flower stem forms, and leaves present near the top of this flower stem are quite smooth, lacking the bristly hairs of ...