| Animal food | fodder | | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |
| Food additives | flavoring | seeds used as spice | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |
| Fuels | petroleum substitute/alcohol | potential, based on seeds content of high erucic and linolenic acid | Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Genetic variation of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) germplasm in western Canada. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:297-312. Note: this study examined genetic diversity of this amphidiploid species (2n=34, BBCC) considered a potential oilseed crop and source of resistance to fungal diseases (blackleg caused by Plenodomus lingam as "Leptosphaeria maculans", alternaria black spot and white rust caused by Albugo candida; It included related amphidiploid Brassica juncea (2n=36, AABB), and diploid B. nigra (2n=16, BB) that were compared using AFLP polymorphisms; B. carinata was represented by 66 accessions, 12 of which came from the USDA (PI 193460, PI 193467, PI 194903, PI 195552, PI 195921, PI 197403, PI 226545, PI 243913, PI 280637, PI 331377-78, PI 390134); it obtained 296 polymorphic AFLP fragments that revealed that B. carinata with 23% of polymorphic loci was less genetically diverse than the other two species, and that genetic distances had the narrowest ranges; it recognized two non-USDA accessions (C15 and C66) as the most genetically divergent, suggesting a good breeding value for these two genotypes; additionally, this study identified two accessions (C65 & C66) as genotypes with high oil content and early maturity |
| Fuels | potential as petroleum substitute/alcohol | based on seeds content of high erucic and linolenic acid | Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Genetic variation of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) germplasm in western Canada. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:297-312. Note: this study examined genetic diversity of this amphidiploid species (2n=34, BBCC) considered a potential oilseed crop and source of resistance to fungal diseases (blackleg caused by Plenodomus lingam as "Leptosphaeria maculans", alternaria black spot and white rust caused by Albugo candida; It included related amphidiploid Brassica juncea (2n=36, AABB), and diploid B. nigra (2n=16, BB) that were compared using AFLP polymorphisms; B. carinata was represented by 66 accessions, 12 of which came from the USDA (PI 193460, PI 193467, PI 194903, PI 195552, PI 195921, PI 197403, PI 226545, PI 243913, PI 280637, PI 331377-78, PI 390134); it obtained 296 polymorphic AFLP fragments that revealed that B. carinata with 23% of polymorphic loci was less genetically diverse than the other two species, and that genetic distances had the narrowest ranges; it recognized two non-USDA accessions (C15 and C66) as the most genetically divergent, suggesting a good breeding value for these two genotypes; additionally, this study identified two accessions (C65 & C66) as genotypes with high oil content and early maturity |
| Human food | oil/fat | based on the development of seeds with zero erucic/high oleic acid forms | Warwick, S. I. et al. 2006. Genetic variation of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) germplasm in western Canada. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 53:297-312. Note: this study examined genetic diversity of this amphidiploid species (2n=34, BBCC) considered a potential oilseed crop and source of resistance to fungal diseases (blackleg caused by Plenodomus lingam as "Leptosphaeria maculans", alternaria black spot and white rust caused by Albugo candida; It included related amphidiploid Brassica juncea (2n=36, AABB), and diploid B. nigra (2n=16, BB) that were compared using AFLP polymorphisms; B. carinata was represented by 66 accessions, 12 of which came from the USDA (PI 193460, PI 193467, PI 194903, PI 195552, PI 195921, PI 197403, PI 226545, PI 243913, PI 280637, PI 331377-78, PI 390134); it obtained 296 polymorphic AFLP fragments that revealed that B. carinata with 23% of polymorphic loci was less genetically diverse than the other two species, and that genetic distances had the narrowest ranges; it recognized two non-USDA accessions (C15 and C66) as the most genetically divergent, suggesting a good breeding value for these two genotypes; additionally, this study identified two accessions (C65 & C66) as genotypes with high oil content and early maturity |
| Human food | vegetable | fide Food Feed Crops US, leaves & stems eaten | Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:100-104. |
| Medicines | folklore | | PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). |