Two stilbenes, resveratrol and pterostilbene, exhibit antifungal activity against Leptosphaeria maculans, the fungal pathogen responsible for blackleg (stem canker) in canola (Brassica napus). In vitro studies on the effect of these stilbenes on L. maculans mycelial growth and conidia germination showed that pterostilbene is a potent fungicide and sporicide, but resveratrol only exerted minor i...

This study, intending to understand the effects of crop rotation and tillage on blackleg disease, was conducted in a field at Carman, Manitoba, Canada, from 1999 – 2002. Canola, wheat and flax were among the rotated crops. Rotations were performed under conventional or zero-till conditions. The number of infected plants, infected leaves per plant, lesions per plant, and percentage of leaf cover...

Blackleg, caused by Leptosphaeria maculans, is an economically important disease of canola (Brassica napus). Little is known about the current distribution of pathogenicity groups (PGs) of L. maculans in Canada and the United States. Four hundred and eighty-nine isolates of L. maculans or Leptosphaeria biglobosa from western Canada and North Dakota, United States, were placed in five PGs (PG-1 ...

Maps of irrigated areas are essential for Ghana’s agricultural development. The goal of this research was to map irrigated agricultural areas and explain methods and protocols using remote sensing. Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) data and time-series Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data were used to map irrigated agricultural areas as well as other land use/land co...

Alkylhydroperoxides in oxidized oil are undesirable components because they become alkylperoxyl radicals (ROO ) in the presence of heme, hemoglobin, or myoglobin in red meat. ROO are biochemically reactive and damage nucleic acids and proteins, thereby harming living cells. We isolated a component, a highly potent ROO scavenger, from crude canola oil (rapeseed), which we designated canolol, and...

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels (0, 2 and 4%) of canola oil and 2 levels of heat (1 and 2 time heated) on blood biochemical parameters of Japanese quails. This study carried out in factorial (3×2) experiment based on completely randomized design with 360 of Japanese quails in 6 treatments and 3 replicate for 35 of day. In this study, blood biochemical p...

Concerns regarding the commercial release of genetically engineered (GE) crops include naturalization, introgression to sexually compatible relatives and the transfer of beneficial traits to native and weedy species through hybridization. To date there have been few documented reports of escape leading some researchers to question the environmental risks of biotech products. In this study we co...

Seed germination, seedling emergence and crop establishment are important aspects of canola production, and are the main components of seed/seedling vigour. A major concern of seed businesses and canola growers alike is loss of seed vigour that may go undetected before planting. Two vigour assays, based on off-gassing of ethyl alcohol from poor vigour seed, are being developed. They are a simpl...

Citation: Allioux F-M, Holland BJ, Kong L and Dumée LF (2017) Electro-Catalytic Biodiesel Production from Canola Oil in Methanolic and Ethanolic Solutions with Low-Cost Stainless Steel and Hybrid Ion-Exchange Resin Grafted Electrodes. Front. Mater. 4:22. doi: 10.3389/fmats.2017.00022 electro-catalytic Biodiesel Production from canola Oil in Methanolic and ethanolic solutions with low-cost stain...