Molecular markers, due to their stability, cost-effectiveness and ease of use provide an
immensely popular tool for a variety of applications including genome mapping, gene …

The genus Brassica belongs to the plant family Brassicaceae, which includes many
important crop species that are used as oilseed, condiments, or vegetables throughout the …

Polyploidization has provided much genetic variation for plant adaptive evolution, but the
mechanisms by which the molecular evolution of polyploid genomes establishes genetic …

The genus Brassica includes several important agricultural and horticultural crops. Their
current genome structures were shaped by whole-genome triplication followed by extensive …

Radish (Raphanus sativus L., n= 9) is one of the major vegetables in Asia. Since the
genomes of Brassica and related species including radish underwent genome …

Understanding the processes that regulate plant sink formation and development at the
molecular level will contribute to the areas of crop breeding, food production and plant …

Background High density genetic maps built with SNP markers that are polymorphic in
various genetic backgrounds are very useful for studying the genetics of agronomical traits …

Mesopolyploid whole-genome duplication (WGD) was revealed in the ancestry of Australian
Brassicaceae species with diploid-like chromosome numbers (n= 4 to 6). Multicolor …

Keymessage This study presents a chromosome-scale draft genome sequence of radish
that is assembled into nine chromosomal pseudomolecules. A comprehensive comparative …

Brassica juncea (AABB), commonly referred to as mustard, is a natural allopolyploid of two
diploid species—B. rapa (AA) and B. nigra (BB). We report a highly contiguous genome …