As a starting point for a phylogenetic study of self-incompatibility (SI) in crucifers and to elucidate the genetic basis of transitions between outcrossing and self-fertilizing mating systems in this family, we investigated the SI system of Arabidopsis lyrata. A. lyrata is an outcrossing close relative of the self-fertile A. thaliana and is thought to have diverged from A. thaliana approximate...

This study aimed to evaluate six cauliflower genotypes regarding their resistance to black rot and their production performance. To do so, it was conducted two field experiments in Ipameri, Goiás, Brazil, in 2012 and 2013. It was used a randomized block design, with four replications (total of 24 plots). Each plot consisted of three planting lines 2.5 m long (six plants/line), spaced 1.0 m apar...

A virus disease of cabbage (Brassica olerácea Li. var. capitata L.), designated as black ring, is prevalent mainly during the winter and spring seasons near San Pablo and Colma in the San Francisco Bay section and in the Sacramento, Salinas, and Santa Clara Valleys of California (18).^ Other crucifers of more importance ill California, including Brussels sprouts (B. olerácea L. var. gemmijera D...

Phytochrome in Sinapis alba L. (white mustard) seedlings undergoes both decay and reversion after an exposure to red light. This is typical of other crucifers and of dicotyledons in general. In the presence of sodium azide, decay is inhibited, and reversion continues at about the same rate as in buffer alone. The reversion has been demonstrated both in cotyledon plus hypocotyl hook and in hypoc...

The host range of Longidorus africanus was demonstrated to be much wider than previously reported. All commercial crop plants tested, except two of four crucifers, were hosts of L. africanus. The nematode was widespread in fields, and soil type did not appear to be related to its distribution. The minimum time to complete a life cycle was 9 weeks at 28 C in a plant growth chamber. Field observa...