Vernacular Name
Mustard greens

Category
Vegetables

Use

Rank	Class
1	Food and Beverages
2	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
2	Health and Functional Products
3	Fodder/Animal feed
	Fibre, Fuel and Building
	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
Primary centre of origin thought to be central Asia (northwest India), with secondary centers in central and western China, eastern India, Burma, and through Iran to Near East.

Actual Distribution
Has been cultivated for centuries in many parts of Eurasia. The principle growing countries are Bangladesh, Central Africa, China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Pakistan, as well as southern Russia north of the Caspian Sea. Considered a principle weed in Canada, a common weed in Argentina and Australia,... [Read_more]

Places and Types of Utilization
Brassica juncea (also known as mustard greens, Indian mustard and leaf mustard), is a species of mustard plant. Cultivars of B. juncea are grown as green vegetables and for the production of oilseed.

Food uses: Young tender leaves of mustard greens are used in salads or mixed with other salad... [Read_more]

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