With increased emphasis for diesel substitution, production of brown mustard (Brassica juncea), canola (Brassica napus) and camelina (Camelina sativa) used as biodiesels may increase in the High Plains. Since these are new crops to this region, understanding their growth is critical for their acceptance. The objective was to elucidate the growth pattern of these crops when spring-planted in wes...

Gene flow exposed by genetically engineered crops Gene flow is the transfer of genes between populations of the same or related species. The exchange between crop cultivars of genes selected by traditional breeding that confer characteristics such as shorter stems, higher yield, or increased seed quality will attract little attention. In the same way, crop-weed hybrids having acquired traits su...

A canola (Brassica napus L. var. oleifera) é uma espécie oleaginosa de grande importância econômica para alimentação humana e animal produção biodiesel. Na busca por maiores avanços na obtenção sementes qualidade, o uso teste vigor imprescindível. Nesse sentido, objetivo do trabalho foi adequar a metodologia deterioração controlada avaliação canola. Para tanto, quatro lotes híbrido Nuola 300 fo...

Forage crop–dairy farming is an important agro-industry across the world. This system intensive with high-input forage crops. In United States (US) Southern Great Plains, based primarily on annual grass-type crops in monocropping approaches and requires diverse low-input broadleaf for strengthening its sustainability. Winter canola (Brassica napus L.) pea (Pisum sativum have potential to provid...

Clubroot disease is one of the most serious diseases of Brassica species, which is caused by soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. Clubroot disease has a long history on vegetable crops belonging to the Brassica species; most recently, this disease is also invading rapeseed/canola crop around the globe. The clubroot disease causes significant yield and quality losses in highly i...

Millipedes are known by their importance in ecological systems, although some species regarded as agricultural pests poly- or monocultures. Canola (Brassicaceae: Brassica spp.) is an important feedstock for biodiesel production and a potential ingredient the food industry, but with several arthropod causing damage to its cultivation. In this perspective, study reports still unknown relation of ...

Abstract The cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an invasive pest infesting canola (Brassica napus L. and B. rapa (Brassicales: Brassicaceae)) crops in North America. Larval feeding causes significant damage leading to yield losses of 5–30%. Native the Palearctic region, species was accidentally introduced America over 90 yr ago, now occupi...