Flowering is a vulnerable, but crucial phase in building crop yield. Proper timing of this
period is therefore decisive in obtaining optimal yields. However, genetic regulation of …

Flowering time adaptation is a major breeding goal in the allopolyploid species Brassica
napus. To investigate the genetic architecture of flowering time, a genome-wide association …

The advent of high-throughput genomic technologies and the availability of a reference
genome sequence of Brassica napus and its diploid parental species, B. rapa and B …

Plant height (PH), branch initiation height (BIH), and stem diameter (SD) are three stem-
related traits that play crucial roles in plant architecture and lodging resistance. Herein, we …

Winter, spring and biennial varieties of Brassica napus that vary in vernalization requirement
are grown for vegetable and oil production. Here, we show that the obligate or facultative …

Background Flowering time, plant height and seed yield are strongly influenced by climatic
and day-length adaptation in crop plants. To investigate these traits under highly diverse …

Background Transition to flowering at the right time is critical for local adaptation and to
maximize grain yield in crops. Canola is an important oilseed crop with extensive variation in …

Genetic models for polyploid crop adaptation provide important information relevant for
future breeding prospects. A well-suited model is Brassica napus, a recent allopolyploid …

In Brassicaceae, the requirement for vernalization is conferred by high expression of
FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). The expression of FLC is known to be repressed by …

Flowering time is an important agronomic trait that is highly influenced by the environment.
To elucidate the genetic mechanism of flowering time in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), a …