Several imported transgenic canola (Brassica napus) seeds have been spilled and have grown along roadsides around import ports. B. juncea, a relative of B. napus with which it has high interspecific crossability, is widely distributed throughout Japan. There is public concern about the harmful impacts of feral B. napus plants on biodiversity, but spontaneous hybridization between spilled B. nap...

Brassica napus is a leading oilseed crop throughout many parts of the world. It is well adapted to long day photoperiods, however, it does not adapt well to short day subtropical regions. Short duration B. napus plants were resynthesized through ovary culture from interspecific crosses in which B. rapa cultivars were reciprocally crossed with B. oleracea. From five different combinations, 17 hy...

Brassica napus was synthesized by hybridization between its diploid progenitor species B. rapa and B. oleracea followed by chromosome doubling. Cross with B. rapa as a female parent was only successful. Among three colchicine treatments (0.10, 0.15, and 0.20%), 0.15% gave the highest success (86%) of chromosome doubling in the hybrids (AC; 2n = 19). Synthetic B. napus (AACC, 2n = 38) was identi...

Although much research has been conducted, the pattern of microsatellite distribution has remained ambiguous, and the development/utilization of microsatellite markers has still been limited/inefficient in Brassica, due to the lack of genome sequences. In view of this, we conducted genome-wide microsatellite characterization and marker development in three recently sequenced Brassica crops: Bra...

Pseudomonas fluorescens DSM 8569 represents a natural isolate of the rhizosphere of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Germany and possesses antagonistic potential toward the fungal pathogen Verticillium. We report here the draft genome sequence of strain DSM 8569, which comprises 5,914 protein-coding sequences.

Proteins containing valine-glutamine (VQ) motifs play important roles in plant growth and development as well defense responses to both abiotic biotic stresses. Blackleg disease, which is caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, the most disease canola (Brassica napus) worldwide; however, identification of Brassica napus VQs their functions response blackleg have not yet been reported. In this study, ...

Introduction Chronic hyperglycemia results in diabetes associated complications development that is nowadays a global health disorder without efficient therapeutic application. Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and oxidative damage are major reasons of diabetes accelerated renal and cardiovascular diseases. Hyperglycemia enhances oxidative injury of cellular macromolecules by making disruption of A...

The Ogu cytoplasm for male sterility and its fertility restorer gene Rfo in canola (Brassica napus L.) were originally introgressed from radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and have been widely used for canola hybrid production and breeding. The objective of this study was to determine the physical location of the Rfo locus in the canola genome using fluorescence in situ hybridization and genetic mapp...

A Basidiomycota endomycorrhizal fungus, Piriformospora indica Verma, colonizes and promotes the growth of canola (Brassica napus L.) other Brassica crops can reduce diseases crops. Clubroot is an important disease caused by obligate, soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. The effect P. on clubroot severity in was assessed replicated room studies. Seed treated with using a proprie...