The genus Brassica belongs to the plant family Brassicaceae, which includes many
important crop species that are used as oilseed, condiments, or vegetables throughout the …

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) was formed~ 7500 years ago by hybridization between B.
rapa and B. oleracea, followed by chromosome doubling, a process known as …

Abstract The Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family, owing to its remarkable species, genetic, and
physiological diversity as well as its significant economic potential, has become a model for …

Sclerotinia stem rot of rapeseed (Brassica napus) has strong negative impacts on seed yield
and quality. To elucidate the link between Sclerotinia disease resistance and flowering time …

Abstract Background Cabbage Fusarium wilt is a major disease worldwide that can cause
severe yield loss in cabbage (Brassica olerecea). Although markers linked to the resistance …

Plant non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) constitute large multigene families that
possess complex physiological functions, many of which remain unclear. This study isolated …

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are molecular markers based on nucleotide
variation and can be used for genotyping assays across populations and to track genomic …

The use of large-scale or genome-scale metabolic reconstructions for modeling and
simulation of plant metabolism and integration of those models with large-scale omics and …

Polyploidy plays a crucial role in plant evolution. Brassica napus (2n= 38, AACC), the most
important oil crop in the Brassica genus, is an allotetraploid that originated through natural …

Phytoene synthase (PSY) has been shown to catalyze the first committed and rate-limiting
step of carotenogenesis in several crop species, including Brassica napus L. Due to its …