Mustard and Rapeseed
Mustard
It is known as rai, raya or laha. The plants are tall (90-200 cm) and much branched. The plants bear normally long and tapering roots. The leaves are not dilated at the base and clasping as in the case of rape but are stalked, broad and pinnatified. The fruits are slender and only 2 to 4.5 cm long, strongly ascending or erect with short and stout beaks. The colour of seed is brown or dark brown. Seed coat is rough, mustard is selfpollinated but cross-pollination also takes place someextent.
Rapeseed
It is herbaceous annual plant. The plant is shorter than mustard. Plant height ranges between 45 and 150 cm. The roots are more or less surface feeder and the root system has limited working depth with an extensive lateral spread. The stem is usually covered with waxy deposit. In rape, leaves are borne sessile and are glabrous and hairy. Fruit are thicker than those of mustard and are laterally compressed with a beak one-third to half their length. Seeds are either yellow or brown with a smooth seed coat. Rape is self-pollinated but cross-pollination also takes place to some extent.
Flowers of both the species have 4 sepals and 4 petals of deep yellow to pale yellow colour. Each flower has 6 stamens, 4 with long and 2 with short filaments. The pistil is compound and ovary matures into a 2-celled fruit (a siliqua). It is made up of a 2 carpels, which are separated by a false septum thus providing 2 chambers
Botanical name
Brassica juncea , Brassica campestris
Family
Cruciferae
Origin
mustard: China
Application
- Mustard seed contains about 38-40 % oil.
- Rapeseed contains about 42 % oil.
- The seed and oil are used as condiments in the preparation of pickles
- Used in cooking for flavouring curries and vegetables.
- The oil is utilized for human consumption throughout Northern India in cooking andfrying purposes.
- It is also used in the preparation of hair oils and medicines.
- It is used in soap making in mixture with mineral oils for lubrication.
- Rapeseed oil used in the manufacture of greases.
- The oil cake is used as cattle feed and manure (5.2 N, 1.0 P2O5 and 1.4 K2O). Due to glucosinolates, mustard cake is not suitable for human purpose as it is adversely affects protein.
- Green stems and leaves are a good source of green fodder for cattle. The leaves of young plants are used as green vegetables as they supply enough sulphur and mineral in the diet.
- In the tanning industry, mustard oil is used for softening leather.
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