ABSTRACT
The Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) comprise ca. 330 genera, including 3700 species, a few dozen of which are domesticated as edible oil, vegetable, spice, ornamental ower, and forage crops. Some of the wild relatives, on the other hand, have been evaluated for their genetic resources to develop more potential varieties with biotic and abiotic tolerance in agricultural practice (Warwick, 1993).
