SGT1 genes are involved in enhancing plant responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Brassica oleracea is known to contain two types of SGT1 genes, namely suppressor of G2 allele of SKP1 and suppressor of GCR2. In this study, through systematic analysis, four putative SGT1 genes were identified and characterized in B. oleracea. In phylogenetic analysis, the genes clearly formed separate...

Predictable seedling establishment is essential for resource-efficient and cost-effective crop production; it is widely accepted as a critically important trait determining yield and profitability. Seed vigour is essential to this, but its genetic basis is not understood. We used natural variation and fine mapping in the crop Brassica oleracea to show that allelic variation at three loci influe...

Single radial immunodiffusion was used to study the self-incompatibility (S) proteins present in stigmas of two inbred lines of Brassica oleracea: a self-incompatible line and a self-compatible mutant derived from it. The genetic basis of observed quantitative differences in S proteins between the two inbreds was shown to be determined by a single gene with dosage effects. Self-pollination of i...

Background The family Brassicaceae comprises several important crops cultivated in Brazil, including broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. One of the main diseases that affects all cruciferous plants is black rot, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc). This bacterium causes serious damage to the plant, leading to severe yield losses. The disease control is extremely d...

Squamosa promoter-binding protein-like (SPL) is a major family of plant-specific transcription factor, which involved in multiple biological processes, such as plant growth and development, hormone response, light response stress response. Therefore, it has been profoundly significant to systematically analyze the SPL Transcription Factors Brassica oleracea. In this study, total 33 BoSPLs were ...

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 ...

Cabbage is a popular vegetable grown in Kenya for food and income generation. Despite the important role played by crop within country, current climate change effects population pressure pose need increasing production through utilization of available resources. A study was therefore conducted to evaluate black shade net on soil properties cabbage water use efficiency humid coastal environment....

S-glycoproteins, i.e. stigma glycoproteins that are heritable in correlation with S allele in self-incompatible Brassica species, were apparently purified for three S alleles in B. oleracea. From SDS gel electrophoresis, the estimated molecular weight for two of the S-glycoproteins was 57,000. The other S-glycoprotein was considered to be heterogeneous with molecular weights of 60,000 and 65,00...