Key message The male sterility system in plants has traditionally been utilized for hybrid
seed production. In last three decades, genetic manipulation for male sterility has …

Considerable progress has been accomplished in the cellular and molecular biology of
Brassica species in the past few years. Plant regeneration has been increasingly optimized …

Efforts in hybrid breeding have made this technology one of the main factors contributing to
the substantial global rise in agricultural output over the last few decades. For hybrid …

Main conclusion Transgenic technology in Indian mustard has expedited crop improvement
programs. Further, there is a need to optimize gene editing protocols and find out the …

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of yield influencing traits was carried out in Brassica
juncea (AABB) using a doubled haploid (DH) mapping population of 123 lines derived from …

Lipaphis erysimi, commonly known as mustard aphid is a seriously damaging pest of
important oilseed crop, Brassica juncea. In previous study we reported using artificial diet …

Oils extracted from plants have been used predominantly as edible oil. Soybean, peanut,
rapeseed mustard, sunflower, safflower, Sesamum, linseed, castor and cotton seed are …

Plant transformation vectors and methodologies have Plant transformation is performed
using a wide range been improved to increase the efficiency of plant trans-of tools such as …

Transgenic lines containing the barstar gene (encoding for Barstar an intracellular inhibitor
of the ribonuclease, Barnase both from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) have been developed in …

The government's decision to move ahead on the much-delayed genetically modified
mustard developed by the University of Delhi signifies a turnaround and bodes well for the …