I would like to use field collected Brassica rapa (in addition to the rapid cycling Brassica rapa that I ordered from Wisconsin Fast Plants) in competition experiments in my Plant Ecology course. I believe I have collected field mustard (the wild Brassica rapa), but I'm not completely sure (all the characteristics I could find on the dried, leafless plant matched the Flora of West Virginia description). The seeds are about 3 cm long and 1 cm wide, in a pod that is about 7-9 cm long. Does that sound about right for Brassica rapa in the field? The rapid cycling seeds seem SO much smaller.
Thanks!
Bernadette Roche
Department of Biology
Loyola College
4501 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
broche at loyola.edu
410-617-5591
