Brassica spp.are members of the family Brassicaceae. This family consists of over 350 genera. The Brassica genus consists of many species including napus (rutabaga and rape), oleracea (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.), and rapa (turnip and Chinese cabbage) to name a few.  Brassica spp. are biennial crops which require two seasons to produce seed.  There are more than 2000 accessions in the PGRU Brassica collection.

 

 

 

 

Species	No. of Accessions
B. balearica	1
B. barrelieri	2
B. bourgeaui	2
B. cretica	14
B. deflexa	3
B. elongata	3
B. fruticulosa	3
B. gravinae	3
B. incana	11
B. insularis	8
B. juncea	52
B. juncea var. rugosa	8
B. macrocarpa	3
B. montana	8
B. napus var napobrassica	14
B. oleracea (including all varieties)	1480
B. oxyrrhina	2
B. rapa (including all varieties)	324
B. repanda	4
B. rupestris	5
Brassica sp.	47
B. villosa	5
Other Brassica species with only 1 accession	11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crucifer Crop Germplasm Report
Descriptor List for Brassica	Descriptor Report with Frequency of Observations for Brassica	2001 Vegetable Crucifers Crop Germplasm Committee Status Report