Brassicaceae oilseeds can serve as potential feedstocks for renewable biofuels to offset demand for petroleumbased alternatives. However, little is known about oilseed crop yield potential and N use in semiarid, wheat (Triticum spp.)-based cropping systems that dominate the northern Great Plains (NGP). A 5-yr study was conducted in northeast Montana to investigate the yield potential of a direc...

Background: Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss] is most important oilseed crop grown in Rabi season have been used as a source of edible oil the subcontinent. Low use basically due to presence high content erucic acid which not only deteriorate quality but also harmful effects on human body. Methods: Knowledge trait inheritance crucial so define breeding strategies for mustard....

Freshly harvested seed of #1339-1-5, a selection miiade by the late C. H. MYERS, from Wisconsin Hollander, and various strains of Glory cabbage exhibit a pronounced dormancy and uneven germination, thus extending the breeding cycle from 1 to 2 years. This type of dormancy gradually disappears during several weeks of air-dry storage at room temperature, but by this time it is too late for field ...

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and mustard juncea are two important oilseed crops grown worldwide for edible oil meal production, as well as, a source of renewable energy. Silique shattering at the maturity stage is major cause seed yield reduction in brassica. Losses more developing countries due to poor management non-availability combine harvesters. resistance essential achieving good especial...

Abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought and extreme temperatures affect nitrogen (N) uptake and assimilation in plants. However, little is known about the regulation of N pathway genes at transcriptional level under abiotic stress conditions in Brassica juncea. In the present work, genes encoding nitrate transporters (NRT), ammonium transporters (AMT), nitrate reductase (NR), nitrite reducta...