Polyploidy is a major force in plant evolution and speciation. In newly formed allopolyploids,
pairing between related chromosomes from different subgenomes (homoeologous …

Newly formed polyploids often show extensive meiotic defects, resulting in aneuploid
gametes, and thus reduced fertility. However, while many neopolyploids are meiotically …

Synthetic allohexaploid Brassica hybrids (2n= AABBCC) do not exist naturally, but can be
synthesized by crosses between diploid and/or allotetraploid Brassica species. Using these …

Meeting the needs of a growing world population in the face of imminent climate change is a
challenge; breeding of vegetable and oilseed Brassica crops is part of the race in meeting …

The Brassica coenospeceis have treasure troves of genes that could be beneficial if
introgressed into cultivated Brassicas to combat the current conditions of climate change …

Interspecific hybridization between B. oleracea inbred lines of head cabbage, Brussels
sprouts, kale and B. taurica and inbred lines of rapeseed (B. napus L.) were performed …

High frequencies of homoeologous and even non-homologous chromosome recombination
in Brassica hybrids can transfer useful traits between genomes, but also destabilise …

The production of a new allohexaploid Brassica crop (2 n= AABBCC) is increasingly
attracting international interest: a new allohexaploid crop could benefit from several major …

In the Brassica genus, we find both diploid species (one genome) and allotetraploid species
(two different genomes) but no naturally occurring hexaploid species (three different …

Allohexaploid Brassica hybrids (2 n= AABBCC) have been the subject of plant breeding and
research for many years, both to increase our understanding of polyploid plant evolution and …