DETERMINATION OF VARIETY OF Brassicaceae GROWING NATURALLY IN THE CAMPUS AREA OF VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

In this study, the diversity of the natural spread of taxons belonging to the Brassicaceae family (Turpgiller) which is one of the largest families in Turkey in terms of plant diversity has been investigated in Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Campus. Area studies were carried out in 2006. 102 samples belonging to Brassicaceae family were examined within the specified location boundaries and 40 taxons (species and subspecies) belonging to 25 genus were determined. Hirschfeldia Moench (H. incana (L.) Lag.-Foss.) and Sinapis alba L. species were identified in the Eastern Anatolia Region and Brassica rapa L. and B. oleacea L. species were identified for the first time in the square B9. The change of diversity over time was evaluated in the area of the campus, where human influence influences the environment intensively. In this study, we examined the spread of taxons in a field modified by human influence and therefore how the diversity of the family has been changed.