Due to its high nutritional value, broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck) is one of the most popular vegetables worldwide. This study assessed 36 phenotypic characteristics of 111 broccoli ...

While florets are typically the most popular part to eat, the stems are also edible. Cauliflower and broccoli are different cultivars of the Brassica oleracea species, along with cabbage and kale.

Chinese broccoli looks like a cross between broccoli and kale because they’re all part of the Brassica oleracea species. It has thick stalks like broccoli, but the leaves are shaped more ...

Abstract: This work introduces a new method for quantifying and sizing Brassica Oleracea instances via the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for instance segmentation. The goal of the ...

Broccoli seedlings (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica cv. Naxos F1) were grown in a Mediterranean greenhouse, using nutrient solution with 5 different N concentrations (0, 4.5, 9, 15, 22.5 mM), with 4 ...

Brassica oleracea is the parent of many of the leafy brassicas but looks most like a kale, but with more bitter leaves than usual. I like their tangy flavour when a few leaves are mixed with other ...

Reference: “Chromosome-scale reference genome of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck) provides insights into glucosinolate biosynthesis” by Qiuyun Wu, Shuxiang Mao, Huiping Huang, Juan Liu ...

"It is all one plant, Brassica oleracea, that humans have selected over multiple generations to have these varying vegetables that we all enjoy eating," Makenzie Mabry, an evolutionary biologist ...