The effect of salinity was assessed on the activity of some major antioxidant enzymes i.e., superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), in the seedlings’ roots or shoots of three winter canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars, Colvert (tolerant), Symbol (semi tolerant) and Agat (susceptible). Seedlings were treated with 0 (control), 50, 100 and 150 mM NaCl for 24 h in hydropoic c...

Salinity level may affect early development of biofuel feedstock crops. The biofuel feedstock crops canola (Brassica napus L.), sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.); and the potential feedstock crop sweet corn (Zea mays L.) were planted in media in pots and treated with aqueous solutions of 0, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 M NaCl once at: 1) planting; 2) 7-10 days afte...

A novel subclass of dehydrin genes, homologous to the Raphanus sativus late embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) protein (RsLEA2) and the Arabidopsis thaliana dehydrin, was isolated from Brassica juncea and Brassica napus, here designated BjDHN1 and BnDHN1, respectively. The cDNA of BjDHN1 and BnDHN1 genes share 100% nucleotide identity. The encoded protein is predicted to consist of 183 amino acid res...

The AquaCrop model was calibrated and validated for canola (Brassica napus) under Moistube irrigation (MTI) various water regimes [(i) 100%, (ii) 75%, (iii) 55% of crop requirement (ETc)] over two seasons, 2019 2020. normalised root mean square (nRMSE), Model Efficiency (EF), R2, the Willmot’s index agreement (d) statistics were used to evaluate model’s efficiency in simulating biomass (B), can...

This article presents the results of research on production mutant doubled haploids turnip rape (Brassica rapa L.ssp.Oleifera), as well its interspecies hybrids with rapeseed napus). An  immature embryo culture  was used to increase productivity inter-specific hybridization. Studies have obtained interspecific rapeseed. The largest number plants observed in where mother plant Furtherm...

Brassica napus (canola) plants were genetically manipulated to increase the amount and composition of carotenoids in seeds by using seven key enzyme genes involved in ketocarotenoid formation, which originated from a soil bacterium Pantoea ananatis (formerly called Erwinia uredovora 20D3), and marine bacteria Brevundimonas sp. strain SD212 and Paracoccus sp. strain N81106 (formerly called Agrob...

Brassica napus (oilseed rape, canola) is one of the world's most important sources of vegetable oil for human nutrition and biofuel, and also a model species for studies investigating the evolutionary consequences of polyploidisation. Strong bottlenecks during its recent origin from interspecific hybridisation, and subsequently through intensive artificial selection, have severely depleted the ...

This dialogue was held between the Guest Editors of the Special Issue on "Plant Transgenesis" of the Int. J. Dev. Biol. and Marc De Block. He was one of the first scientists worldwide to obtain transgenic plants transformed with the chimeric selectable marker genes encoding neomycin phosphotransferase and bialaphos that confer resistance against the antibiotic kanamycin and the herbicide Basta®...

Abstract Diversified crop rotation with an appropriate sequence may be a promising strategy for increasing productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and lowering carbon (C) footprint more sustainable agricultural systems. The objectives of this study were to (i) assess the agronomic performance C canola ( Brassica napus L.) production in different cropping systems, (ii) better...