Introduction
Brassica rapa, more commonly known as field mustard is part of the taxonomic group Family Brassicaceae. According to the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program, B. rapa is a rapidly-cycling species or a fast plant. This plant was believed to have originated from the highlands near the Mediterranean Sea (Tsunoda, 1980 as cite by Rakow, 2004). Nishi (1980, as cited by Rakow, 2004) reported that this species rapidly grows under low temperature conditions. According to Warwick and Francis (1994), B. rapa extensively grows to coastal lowlands, plateaus, hills and montane regions having an elevation of up to 2300 meter above sea level. Typically, ...
