Performance of Canola in Southern Sonora, México

Brassica and others closely related cruciferous crops are widely cultivated throughout the world as veg-etable crops for human consumption, as condiments and spices for improved flavor of human diets, and as fodder crops for livestock feeding. However, the largest cultivation of these crops is for edible vegetable oil production. Four species of Brassica have been widely cultivated as oilseed crops, B. carinata, B. rapa, B