We have functionally characterized an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) gene AtHSD1 (At5g50600) that encodes a protein with homology to animal 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD). Transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing AtHSD1 (designated AOHSD plants) under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter showed increased growth and seed yield as well as increased toleranc...

Expression analysis of crop plants has improved our knowledge about the veiled underlying mechanisms for salt tolerance. In order to observe the time course effects of salinity stress on gene expression for enzymes regulating proline metabolism, we comparatively analyzed the expression of specific genes for proline metabolism in root and shoot tissues of salt-tolerant (cv. Dunkled) and salt-sen...

The effect of canola (Brassica napus) as a crop suppressive to Pratylenchus neglectus is in part due to the release of nematicidal isothiocyanates, particularly 2-phenylethyl isothiocyanate, from degrading root tissues. However, many cultivars of canola are relatively susceptible to P. neglectus and will fail to reduce soil populations of the nematode. A survey of B. napus accessions and closel...

abstract in order to study the effect of various densities of wild mustard (sinapis arvensis l.) on growth indices of canola (brassica napus l.) in climate of molathani, ahvaz, an experiment was conducted in the experimental field of ramin agricultural and natural resources university, in 2006-2007. the split-plot set of treatments was arranged within randomized complete block design with four ...

1 Canola was developed in Canada in the 1970s as an edible cultivar of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) with low glucosinolates and low erucic acid. Currently, canola is grown on eight million ha of agricultural land in Canada, which is 22% of the global canola area. More than half of the harvested canola seeds in Canada are exported, accounting for 46% of the international canola market (FAOSTAT, ...

Vitamin E is one of the lipid soluble vitamins consisting of several isoforms, including tocopherols and tocotrienols amongst which the alpha tocopherol is the most active one. The conversion of γ tocophrol to α tocopherol takes place by the activity of γ-tmt enzyme. Many plants including canola lack the γ-tmt gene to enable them to convert γ tocophrol into α tocopherol. The aim of this study w...

the development, survival, and reproduction of diamondback moth (dbm), plutella xylostella (l.), were studied in laboratory at 25±1°c, 65±5% rh and a 14l: 10d hours photoperiodism on five host plants of: cauliflower (brassica oleracea l. var. botrytis), two varieties of cabbage (b. oleracea l. var. capitata) namely ‘globe master’ and ‘scarlet ohara’, kohlrabi (b. oleracea l. var. gongylodes), a...

Protecting crop yield under drought stress is a major challenge for modern agriculture. One biotechnological target for improving plant drought tolerance is the genetic manipulation of the stress response to the hormone abscisic acid (ABA). Previous genetic studies have implicated the involvement of the beta-subunit of Arabidopsis farnesyltransferase (ERA1) in the regulation of ABA sensing and ...