Key message BjuWRR1, a CNL-type R gene, was identified from an east European gene
pool line of Brassica juncea and validated for conferring resistance to white rust by genetic …

Being a major staple food crop of the world, wheat provides nutritional food security to the
global populations. Heat stress is a major abiotic stress that adversely affects wheat …

Increasing oil content in oilseed mustard (Brassica juncea) is a major breeding objective—
more so, in the lines that have “0” erucic acid content (< 2% of the seed oil) as earlier studies …

The exploitation of heterosis through hybrid breeding is one of the major breeding objectives
for productivity increase in crop plants. This research analyzes the genetic basis of heterosis …

Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis) is one of the vegetables with the
largest cultivated area in China and has been a great addition to the daily diet of Chinese …

White rust, causal agent oomycete Albugo candida, is a significant disease of the cultivated
Brassica species. The Indian gene pool lines of oilseed mustard, Brassica juncea, are highly …

Background Drought is one of the important abiotic stresses that can significantly reduce
crop yields. In India, about 24% of Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) cultivation is taken up …

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is the second most important vegetable crop worldwide and is widely
appreciated for its health benefits. Despite its significant economic importance and its value …

The development of F 1 hybrid varieties benefits from the synergistic effect of conventional
and molecular marker-assisted breeding schemes. A sequencing run was carried out in …

Main conclusion Identification of trait enhancing QTLs for yield and photosynthesis-related
traits in rice using interspecific mapping population and chromosome segment substitution …