Monounsaturated fatty acids are straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acids comprising a
unique carbon‑carbon double bond, also termed unsaturation. More than 50 distinct …

De novo allopolyploidization in Brassica provides a very successful model for reconstructing
polyploid genomes using progenitor species and relatives to broaden crop gene pools and …

Genetic variations, which range from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and short
insertion/deletions (InDels) to largescale structural variations (SVs), are the basis of …

Sclerotinia stem rot is a major disease in Brassica napus that causes yield losses of 10–20%
and reaching 80% in severely infected fields. SSR not only causes yield reduction but also …

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is one of the major global sources for edible vegetable oil
and is also utilized in feeding, pioneer crop, sightseeing and industrial purposes. With the …

Brassica napus is an important oilseed crop in the world, and the mechanism of seed oil
biosynthesis in B. napus remains unclear. In order to study the mechanism of oil …

Seed oleic acid is an important quality trait sought in rapeseed breeding programs. Many
methods exist to increase seed oleic acid content, such as the CRISPR/Cas9-mediated …

Dissecting the complex regulatory mechanism of seed oil content (SOC) is one of the main
research goals in Brassica napus. Increasing evidence suggests that genome architecture is …

Background Tocotrienols and tocopherols, which are synthesized in plastids of plant cells
with similar functionalities, comprise vitamin E to serve as a potent lipid-soluble antioxidant …

Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a major oilseed crop providing edible oil and
protein. Oil quality is determined by fatty acid composition including the ratio of oleic acid …