Brassicaceae crops display strong hybrid vigor, and have long been subject to F 1 hybrid
breeding. Because the most reliable system of F 1 seed production is based on cytoplasmic …

This chapter reviews the agricultural role of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) or mustard family.
The family includes many economically important edible and industrial oilseed, vegetable …

The need to boost agricultural production in the coming decades in a climate change
scenario requires new approaches for the development of new crop varieties that are more …

The study of domestication contributes to our knowledge of evolution and crop genetic
resources. Human selection has shaped wild Brassica rapa into diverse turnip, leafy, and …

2 Brassica and its close allies: cytogenetics and evolution Page 31 2 Brassica and Its Close
Allies: Cytogenetics and Evolution Shyam Prakash National Research Centre on Plant …

Oilseeds Brassica crops often called as rapeseed-mustard crops in India comprise
traditionally grown indigenous species, namely toria, brown sarson, yellow sarson, Indian …

Brassica spp., commonly known as rapeseed-mustard, plays a significant role in the Indian
economy by providing edible oils, vegetables, condiments and animal feed. Globally, India …

Flower development in plants depends not only on a set of nuclear genes but also on the
coordinate action of the mitochondrion. Certain mitochondrial genomes in combination with …

A novel cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) was identified in Brassica juncea, named as hau
CMS (00-6-102A). Subsequently, the male sterility was transferred to B. napus by …

We report a novel cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system in Brassica juncea (oilseed
mustard) which could be used for production of hybrid seed in the crop. A male sterile plant …