Thanks, Singh ji, for the wonderful presentation and details. -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Tue 31 Dec, 2019, 8:52 AM Gurcharan Singh, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Almost every one of us has seen seeds of Brassica nigra (RAI), the > ingrediant of most pickles, but not many must have seen > its plant, and that too in fruiting. The species is distinct from all > other species in that slender fruits are parallel to the axis, almost > touching (appressed). On my visit to Kashmir after several years I was > surprised to see a crucifer with similar appressed fruits but smaller > flowers in area of my Ph.D research, with different hairy stems and leaves > and most horizontal branches, a plant never seen by me before in Kashmir. > This plant reminded me of similar crucifer I had seen in California, > identified as Hirschfeldia incana, but on detailed investigation it turned > out to be Sisymbrium officinale, first reported in India from Kashmir in > 1975, and subsequently from Manali in Himachal Pradesh. I am presenting > three species here. > 1. Brassica nigra (Black Mustard): Vikas Puri, Delhi, December 18, 2013 > (A-D) (flowers 10-12 mm across, petals 8-10 mm long, 3-4 mm broad, clawed, > pod 1-2 cm long, torulose, with 2-3 mm long seedless beak, seeds 3-5 in > each locule) > 2. Sisymbrium officinale (Hedge Mustard): Dachhigam Kashmir, June 4, 2012 > (E-H) (flowers 3-4 mm across, petals 4 mm long, 1-2 mmbroad, pod 1-1.5 cm > long, seeds 10-11 in each locule) > 3. Hirschfeldia incana (Shortpod mustard): California, October 2, 2010 > (I-L) (Flowers with petals 5-10 mm long, fruit 7-15 mm long, jointed, seeds > 3-5 per locule, terminal segment 3-6 mm long, 1-2 seeded) .........for > comparison only > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 > > Overwhelmed by the positive response to the shareable 30% off discount, we > have extended the deadline. Use Code - *ADS19 - now* until December 31, > 2019 ! > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpV-tLmL%3DNO%2BsLtGwVne5V8-efJLc7wUuOevDi4O4m5H0w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpV-tLmL%3DNO%2BsLtGwVne5V8-efJLc7wUuOevDi4O4m5H0w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFBmwjxsjq1q0%2BVuY6LZFGKT5%2BiKY2rAORZhkoW5uKPw7w%40mail.gmail.com.
