Drought poses serious threats to global crop production and its intensity is continuously
soaring due to global warming. Brassica napus L. is an essential oilseed crop with an …

Brassica napus is an economically important crop across different continents including
temperate and subtropical regions in Europe, Canada, South Asia, China and Australia. Its …

Yield is one of the most important agronomic traits for the breeding of rapeseed (Brassica
napus L), but its genetic dissection for the formation of high yield remains enigmatic, given …

Climate change across the globe has an impact on the occurrence, prevalence, and severity
of plant diseases. About 30% of yield losses in major crops are due to plant diseases; …

Background Transition to flowering at the right time is critical for local adaptation and to
maximize grain yield in crops. Canola is an important oilseed crop with extensive variation in …

Flowering time is an important agronomic trait that is highly influenced by the environment.
To elucidate the genetic mechanism of flowering time in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), a …

Canola (Brassica napus L.) or edible oilseed rape, is the third most important oilseed
produced globally, and production has expanded remarkably in most of the major producing …

The global demand for oilseeds is increasing along with the human population. The family of
Brassicaceae crops are no exception, typically harvested as a valuable source of oil, rich in …

Key message “We identified both quantitative and quantitative resistance loci to
Leptosphaeria maculans, a fungal pathogen, causing blackleg disease in canola. Several …

Silique length (SL) is an important yield trait and positively correlates with seeds per silique
and seed weight. In the present study, two double haploid (DH) populations, established …