Vegetable Brassica crops offer mankind the greatest diversity of useful of useful products provided by any single plant genus. They deliver leaves, flowers stems and roots used in both fresh and processed forms. This book discusses the western (occidental) forms derived from B. oleracea and Oriental types derived from B. rapa, Chinese cabbage and its relatives in common with others in the Series in this book identifies the scientific principles underpinning crop production. lt examines: plant breeding; the potential for genetic manipulation; model forms in Arabidopsis thaliana and Wisconsin Fast plants; seed and seedlings; developmental physiology and yield prediction; crop agronomy ;sustainable ecologically integrated approaches to controlling competition for resources from pathogens, pests and weeds; crop quality; physiological disorders; and contributions to human health and welfare.lt of value to professionals, producers and students in horticulture, plant science, plant breeding, physiology, pathology and entomology, ecology, sustainable cropping systems and food quality