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Phytoextraction of zinc, copper, nickel and lead from a contaminated soil by different species
of Brassica. Int J Phytoremediat 10(1):61–72. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226510701827077
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plant substances. J Sci Food Agric 94(12):2456–2463. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6580
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Nat Prod Res 26(23):2208–2210. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2011.637215
Rajamurugan R, Suyavaran A, Selvaganabathy N, Ramamurthy C, Reddy GP, Sujatha V,
Thirunavukkarasu C (2012b) Brassica nigra plays a remedy role in hepatic and renal damage.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06164-0_1
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vegetables of Sonitpur district of Assam, India. Int Food Res J 22(4):1466–1473
Siemens DH, Garner SH, Mitchell-Olds T, Callaway RM (2002) Cost of defense in the context of
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org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0505:CODITC]2.0.CO;2
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Nedelcheva A (2015) An ethnobotanical perspective on traditional fermented plant foods and
beverages in Eastern Europe. J Ethnopharmacol 170:284–296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.
2015.05.018
Srinivasan K (2005) Plant foods in the management of diabetes mellitus: spices as beneficial
antidiabetic food adjuncts. Int J Food Sci Nutr 56(6):399–414. https://doi.org/10.1080/
09637480500512872
Talapatra SK, Talapatra B (2015) Organic phytonutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants. In: Talapatra
SK, Talapatra B (eds) Chemistry of plant natural products. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp
1011–1037. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45410-3_34
Tawaha A, Turk M (2003) Allelopathic effects of black mustard (Brassica nigra) on germination
and growth of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum). J Agron Crop Sci 189(5):298–303. https://
doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-037X.2003.00047.x
Thangaraj P (2016) Anti-nutritional factors. In: Rainsford KD (ed) Pharmacological assays of plantbased natural products, vol 71. Springer, Cham, pp 43–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-31926811-8_7
Van Dam NM, Witjes L, Svatoš A (2004) Interactions between aboveground and belowground
induction of glucosinolates in two wild Brassica species. New Phytol 161(3):801–810. https://
doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.00984.x
Van Dam NM, Raaijmakers CE, Van Der Putten WH (2005) Root herbivory reduces growth and
survival of the shoot feeding specialist Pieris rapae on Brassica nigra. Entomol Exp Appl 115
(1):161–170. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00241.x
Veromann E, Metspalu L, Williams I, Hiiesaar K, Mand M, Kaasik R, Kovacs G, Jogar K,
Svilponis E, Kivimagi I (2012) Relative attractiveness of Brassica napus, Brassica nigra,
Eruca sativa and Raphanus sativus for pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus) and their potential
8 Mustard (Brassica nigra) Seed
209