Triangle of U / Brassica series (set of 6)
Watercolor and Pencil on 20 x 15in Paper
Artist Fiona Luhrmann
The Triangle of U is a theory about the evolution and relationship among the members of the plant genus Brassica, published by botanist Woo Jang-choon.
Brassica series (3 of 6)
B. rapa / B. nigra / B. oleracea
Brassica series (3 of 6)
B. juncea / B. carinata / B. napus
Brassica series (2 of 6)
B. rapa / B. nigra
B. rapa / Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, popularized the use of the turnip in a four-year crop-rotation system that enabled year-round livestock feeding
B. nigra is thought to be the seed mentioned by Jesus in the Parable of the Mustard Seed, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which man took, and sowed in his field; which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.” - Matthew 13:31-32, World English Bible
Brassica series (2 of 6)
B. carinata / B. napus
B. carinata has been used to develop an aviation biofuel for jet engines. On October 29, 2012, the first flight of a jet aircraft powered completely by biofuel, made from B. carinata, was completed
B. napus is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and second-largest source of protein meal in the world
Brassica series (2 of 6)
B. juncea / B. oleracea
B. juncea is used in phytoremediation to remove heavy metals, such as lead, from the soil in hazardous wast sites because it has a higher tolerance for these substances and stores the heavy metals in its cells
B. oleracea / A diet rich in cruciferous vegetables is linked to a reduced risk of several human cancers
B. rapa
B. nigra
B. carinata
B. napus
B. juncea
B. oleracea
