Non-model plants ie, the species which have one or all of the characters such as long life
cycle, difficulty to grow in the laboratory or poor fecundity, have been schemed out of …

Brassica species include many economically important crops that provide nutrition and
health-promoting substances to humans worldwide. However, as with all crops, their …

Brassica oleracea is an important agricultural species encompassing many vegetable crops
including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and kale; however, it can be susceptible to a variety …

Abstract Background Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is predominantly an autopolyploid plant
with a variable ploidy level, frequent aneuploidy and a large genome that hampers …

Clubroot is a devastating disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae and results in
severe losses of yield and quality in Brassica crops. Many clubroot resistance genes and …

Brassica napus (canola/oilseed rape/rapeseed) is an economically important crop, mostly
found in temperate and sub-tropical regions, that is cultivated widely for its edible oil. Major …

Key message A comprehensive linkage atlas for seed yield in rapeseed. Abstract Most
agronomic traits of interest for crop improvement (including seed yield) are highly complex …

Background Due to its variegated and colorful leaves, ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea L.
var. acephala) has become a popular ornamental plant. In this study, we report the fine …

Allotetraploid rapeseed (Brassica napus L., AnAnCnCn, 2n= 4x= 38) is extraordinarily
susceptible to boron (B) deficiency, a ubiquitous problem causing severe losses in seed …

Induced mutations have been used effectively for plant improvement. Physical and chemical
mutagens induce a high frequency of genome variation. Recently, developed screening …