Crops Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata)

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Common Name	ETHIOPIAN MUSTARD
Latin binomial	Brassica carinata
Plant family	Brassicaceae

Ethiopian mustard is believed to be a natural hybrid, which has only recently been investigated as a potential crop plant in Europe. An EU-funded project has just commenced, to examine development of this species as a producer of biomass and biofuels, principally as a new crop for Southern EU countries but with potential also for use in Northern Europe.

This entry forms part of the publication Crops for Industry and Energy in Europe

References:

Robellen, G, Downey, K R & Ashri, A (Eds) (1989) Oil Crops of the World: their Breeding and Utilisation. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Relevant EC funded projects:
FAIR-1496
FAIR-2069