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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Brassica rapa''
| image = Brassica rapa plant.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Brassica]]''
| species = '''''B. rapa'''''
| binomial = ''Brassica rapa''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

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'''''Brassica rapa''''' (syn. '''''Brassica campestris''''') is a [[plant]] widely cultivated as a [[leaf vegetable]], a [[root vegetable]], and an [[oilseed]].

==Cultivar groups==
Cultivated varieties of ''Brassica rapa'' include:

* [[Bok choy]] (''chinensis group'')
* Mizuna (''nipposinica group'')
* [[Aburana]] (''nippo-oleifera group'')
* [[Flowering cabbage]] (''parachinensis group'')
* [[Chinese cabbage]] (''pekinensis group'')
* [[Napa cabbage]] (''baechu'')
* [[Turnip]] (''rapa group'')
* [[Rapini]] (''ruvo group'')
* [[Tatsoi]]
* [[Komatsuna]]

== Experimental organism ==
Some varieties of this plant are used for experiments as they require little more attention than the proper amounts of [[light]], [[water]], and [[fertilizer]]. These "Fast Plants" (the name is a registered trademark for the variety developed at the [[University of Wisconsin]]) are ideal for basic [[botany]] and [[biology]] experiments, as they grow quickly, maturing in about 40 days. Some genetically modified versions mature in just 28 days. This short growing time makes them easier to experiment with than most other plants. Some of these plants have even been sent to outer space to test [[germination]].



== External links == 
{{unimelb|Brassica_rapa.html}}
*[http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Brassica+rapa&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on ''Brassica rapa'']
*{{ITIS|ID=23063|taxon=''Brassica rapa''|year=2006|date=17 November}}
* The official [http://www.fastplants.org/intro.php Fast Plants] website.

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[[Category:Brassica]]
[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Root vegetables]]

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