Experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritional value of meal derived from low glucosinolate cultivars of mustard (Brassica juncea) in comparison to samples of canola meal (Brassica napus, Brassica rapa). Samples of Brassica seed (four B. juncea, one B. napus, and one B. rapa) were processed using laboratory procedures to produce oil-extracted meals, which were examined for composition (...

Introducción. Los cultivos de cobertura aportan múltiples beneficios al agroecosistema, como lo es la disminución poblaciones nematodos fitoparásitos, debido a su imposibilidad reproducirse en plantas no susceptibles. La selección una adecuada debe considerar ausencia reproducción los nematodos, ya que coberturas moderadamente susceptibles podrían comprometer ciclos cultivo posteriores. Objetiv...

The search for cultivation practices that provide productive, social and environmental benefits to the agroecosystem is of great importance sustainable intensification agriculture. objective this study was determine effect multifunctional microorganisms (MM) mix cover crops on gas exchange, production components grain yield soybean. In field experiment, conducted by two growing seasons, experim...

Brassica spp. production can be negatively affected by clubroot, which is caused the protozoan Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. Most of information on clubroot control derived from studies in temperate regions. Here, management strategies were evaluated to reduce broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) crop losses owing tropical mountain The first experiment revealed effect green m...

Proanthocyanidins (PA) is a type of prominent flavonoid compound deposited in seed coats which controls the pigmentation in all Brassica species. Annotation of Brassica juncea genome survey sequences showed 72 PA genes; however, a functional description of these genes, especially how their interactions regulate seed pigmentation, remains elusive. In the present study, we designed 19 primer pair...

Two experiments were conducted in north-central Florida to examine the effects of various winter cover crops on plant-parasitic nematode populations through time. In the first experiment, six winter cover crops were rotated with summer corn (Zea mays), arranged in a randomized complete block design. The cover crops evaluated were wheat (Triticum aestivum), rye (Secale cereale), oat (Avena sativ...

A pot experiment to determine the effects of summer cover crops and soil amendments on okra yields and population densities of various soil nematode taxa was conducted in two consecutive growing seasons in a subtropical region. Two cover crops, sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) and sorghum sudangrass (Sorghum bicolorrS. bicolor var. sudanense), were grown and returned to the soil with fallow as a c...