Drawing From His Life Longstudy And Practice Of Horticulture, As Also From The Researches Conducted By Others, The Author Compiles In This Book Exhaustive And Accurate Information On Diverse Modern Practices In The Growing Of Brassica And Allied Cruciferous Crops. Presented Systematically In The Book Is Host Of Valuable Information On Aspects Like Botanical And Historical Features, Varieties & Their Characters, Reproduction, Cultivation, Diseases And Pests And Marketing, Etc. Related To A Variety Of Crops Including Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbages, Cauliflower, Horse-Radish, Borecoles, Kohl-Rabi, Mustard, Savoy, Turnip And Others. Incorporating Crop-Wise Index References For Further Information And A Number Of Illustrations Supporting The Text, The Book Should Be Of High Reference Value, Equally For The Researchers And The Growers. Contents Chapter 1: Broccoli Or Winter Cauliflower; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Varieties Suitable For Canning, Varieties Suitable For Pickling, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Production Of Seed, Cultivations, Aspect, Suitable Types Of Soils, Rotation, Preparation Of Soils, Manuring, The Seed Bed, Period Of Sowing, The Planting Operation, Further Cultivations, Mending, Banking, Winter Protection, Marketing, Seasonal Supply, Demand, Methods Of Disposal, Presentation, Cutting, Grading, Trimming, Chemical Composition, Packing, Receptacles, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 2: Brussels Sprouts; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Varieties Suitable For Canning, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Seed Growing And Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Cultivations, Aspect, Types Of Soils, Rotation, Preparation Of Soils, Manuring, Top Dressing, Propagation, Planting, Further Cultivations, Stopping The Plants, Clearing The Crop, Marketing, Picking, Grading, Containers, Distribution, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 3: The Cabbages; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Crops For Pickling, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Seed Growing, Cultivations, Aspect, Rotation, Types Of Soils, Preparation Of Soils, The Seed Bed, Seed Sowing, Drilling The Seed, Planting Distances, Planting, Manuring, Spring Cabbage, Summer And Autumn Cabbage, Winter And Red Cabbage, Further Cultivations, Cabbages Under Glass, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Assembling, Grading, Containers, Distribution, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 4: Cauliflower (Summer); Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Seed Growing And The Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Cultivations, Aspect, Types Of Soils, Rotation, Preparation Of Soils, Production In Frames, Early Summer Production, Open-Air Production, Production For Pickling Purposes, Type Required, Cultivations, Manuring, Planting, Further Cultivations, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Assembling, Packing And Grading, Containers, Distribution, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 5: Horse-Radish; Botanical And Historical Features, Geographical Areas Of Distribution, Cultivations, Cultivations In Private Gardens, Marketing; Chapter 6: The Borecoles Or Kales; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Cultivations, Aspect, Types Of Soils, Rotation, Seed Sowing, Planting, Method Of Planting, Distance Of Planting, Manuring, After-Treatment, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Presentation, Containers, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 7: Kohl-Rabi; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Cultivations; Chapter 8: Mustard And Cress; Botanical And Historical Features, Geographical Areas Of Production, Cultivations, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Harvesting, Receptacles, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 9: The Radish; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Seed Growing And Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Cultivations, Cultivation In Glasshouses, Cultivation In Frames, Early Open-Ground Cultivation, Open-Ground Cultivation, Cloche Cultivation, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Preparation For Market, Grading, Receptacles, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 10: The Savoy; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Reproduction, Seed Growing And Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Cultivations, Aspect, Preparation Of Soils, Propagation, Distance Of Planting, Manuring, After-Cultivations, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Preparation For Market, Containers, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 11: Seakale; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Seed Growing And Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Cultivations, Aspect, Propagation, Types Of Soil, Manuring, Planting, Further Cultivations, Forcing, Natural Seakale, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Preparation For Market, Forced Seakale, Receptacles, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 12: The Turnip And Swede; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Varieties Suitable For Canning, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Seed Growing And Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Cultivations, Aspect, Types Of Soil, Preparation Of Soils, Manuring, Cultivation In Frames, Early Open-Ground Cultivation, Summer Production, Autumn And Winter Production, Production Of Turnip Tops, Production Of Swedes, Production For Canning, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Preparation For Market, Bunched Turnips (Glasshouse), Bunched Turnips (Outdoors), Distribution, Diseases And Pests; Chapter 13: Watercress; Botanical And Historical Features, Principal Types And Varieties, Geographical Areas Of Production, Commercial, Domestic, Imports, Reproduction, Seed, Cuttings, Maintenance Of Pure Stocks, Weeds, Cultivations, Topograhical Aspects, Construction Of Beds, Width Of Bed, Sides Of Bed, Roads And Pathways, Water Supply, Stream Water, Natural Springs, Artesian Bores, The Inlet, The Outlet, Water Level, Planting, Manuring, After-Cultivations, Marketing, Supply And Demand, Preparation For Market, The Packing-Shed, The Cooling Tank, Storage Accommodation, Gathering The Crop, Bunching And Packing, Receptacles, Distribution, Diseases And Pests.

The Cruciferae family, which contains about 3500 species and 350 genera, is one of the ten most economically important plant families. The tribe Brassiceae is one of the 13-19 tribes which have been recognized within the family and is one of the few tribes believed to constitute a natural group. It is the most important economically and the most distinctive. The following publication is the fourth part of a guide to the wild germplasm of Brassica and allied crops. The potential of wild members of the tribe Brassiceae as sources of agronomic traits will be reviewed. In addition to traditional breeding methods, interspecific and intergeneric transfer of genes governing qualitative and quantitative characters from wild allies to cultivated forms will be facilitated with various in vitro methods, such as somatic cell genetics and recombinant DNA techniques.