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The best known usage of members of the mustard group is as the basis for condiment, but some of the species are important as oil seeds. The leaves are widely used as a vegetable, especially in the Far East, while in temperate agriculture mustards are extensively used as green manures, cover crops, and fodder. Oilcake residues after expressing are used as fertilizers.
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Vaughan, J.G., Hemingway, J.S. The utilization of mustards. Econ Bot 13, 196–204 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860582
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