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BRASSICA RAPA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oilseed Crops
- Industrial Crops
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Span
1, record 1, English, Span
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- SPAN 2, record 1, English, SPAN
correct
- Span rapeseed 3, record 1, English, Span%20rapeseed
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Plant] breeders produced the first low erucic varieties of Brassica napus in 1968 and in Brassica rapa in 1971(Oro and Span, respectively). 4, record 1, English, - Span
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes oléagineuses
- Culture des plantes industrielles
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- SPAN
1, record 1, French, SPAN
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colza Span 2, record 1, French, colza%20Span
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wild mustard
1, record 2, English, wild%20mustard
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- charlock mustard 2, record 2, English, charlock%20mustard
correct
- field mustard 3, record 2, English, field%20mustard
correct, see observation
- charlock 4, record 2, English, charlock
correct, see observation
- kedlock 5, record 2, English, kedlock
correct, see observation
- mustard 5, record 2, English, mustard
correct
- crunch-weed 5, record 2, English, crunch%2Dweed
correct
- California rape 5, record 2, English, California%20rape
correct
- field kale 5, record 2, English, field%20kale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wild mustard: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 6, record 2, English, - wild%20mustard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charlock, kedlock: common names also used when referring to the species Sinapis alba. 6, record 2, English, - wild%20mustard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
field mustard : common name also used when referring to the species Brassica rapa. 6, record 2, English, - wild%20mustard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Sinapis arvensis (Linné); Brassica arvensis (Rabenh); Brassica kaber (DeCandolle) L.C. Wheeler. 6, record 2, English, - wild%20mustard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moutarde des champs
1, record 2, French, moutarde%20des%20champs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- moutarde sauvage 2, record 2, French, moutarde%20sauvage
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- moutarde d'été 3, record 2, French, moutarde%20d%27%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- moutarde commune 4, record 2, French, moutarde%20commune
correct, feminine noun
- moutarde 4, record 2, French, moutarde
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- ravenelle 5, record 2, French, ravenelle
correct, feminine noun, France
- sénevé des champs 4, record 2, French, s%C3%A9nev%C3%A9%20des%20champs
correct, masculine noun
- sené 4, record 2, French, sen%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- sénevé 4, record 2, French, s%C3%A9nev%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- sanve 1, record 2, French, sanve
correct, masculine noun
- jotte 4, record 2, French, jotte
feminine noun
- petit bouquet jaune 4, record 2, French, petit%20bouquet%20jaune
masculine noun
- ravonille 4, record 2, French, ravonille
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moutarde des champs : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 6, record 2, French, - moutarde%20des%20champs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moutardes sauvage : nom vernaculaire aussi employé pour désigner les espèces Brassica juncea et Brassica nigra. 6, record 2, French, - moutarde%20des%20champs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
moutarde : nom vernaculaire aussi employé pour désigner plusieurs espèces du genre Brassica et de la famille des Brassicacea. 6, record 2, French, - moutarde%20des%20champs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
sénevé : nom vernaculaire aussi employé pour désigner l'espèce Brassica nigra. 6, record 2, French, - moutarde%20des%20champs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
petit bouquet jaune : nom vernaculaire employé pour désigner l'espèce Brassica nigra. 6, record 2, French, - moutarde%20des%20champs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 OBS
Sinapis arvensis (Linné); Brassica arvensis (Rabenh); Brassica kaber (DeCandolle) L.C. Wheeler. 6, record 2, French, - moutarde%20des%20champs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oilseed Crops
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oilseed mustard
1, record 3, English, oilseed%20mustard
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The model organism of interest to research at the AAFC [Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada] Saskatoon Research Centre is Arabidopsis thaliana because it is a member of the family Brassicaceae(Cruciferae) and therefore closely related to Brassica including canola(Brassica rapa and B. napus), oilseed mustards(B. nigra, B. juncea and Sinapis alba) and a wide variety of vegetable crops such as brussel sprouts and broccoli(B. oleracea). 1, record 3, English, - oilseed%20mustard
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes oléagineuses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moutarde oléagineuse
1, record 3, French, moutarde%20ol%C3%A9agineuse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- moutarde oléifère 2, record 3, French, moutarde%20ol%C3%A9if%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'organisme modèle utilisé en recherche au Centre de recherches de Saskatoon d'AAC [Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada] est Arabidopsis thaliana, une plante de la tribu des Brassicaceae, groupe qui comprend un certain nombre d'espèces cultivées étroitement apparentées, notamment le canola (Brassica rapa et B. napus), les moutardes oléagineuses (B. nigra, B. juncea et Sinapis alba) et toute une variété de plantes légumières comme le chou de Bruxelles et le brocoli (B. oleracea). 1, record 3, French, - moutarde%20ol%C3%A9agineuse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe des variété oléagineuses ou oléifères chez diverses espèces de moutarde, dont B. nigra, B. juncea et Sinapis alba. 3, record 3, French, - moutarde%20ol%C3%A9agineuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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