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Brassinolide enhances glucosinolates biosynthesis in shoot culture of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis)
Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis), a green vegetable with high nutritional value, has been found to be rich in glucosinolates. Brassinosteroids (BRs), which regulate various plant growth and develop...
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Withanolide Production in Hairy Root Culture of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: A Review
Indian ginseng [Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal; Solanaceae] is a significant aromatic medicinal as well as industrial plant in India and in other regions. The plant has numerous pharmaceutical uses owing to synthe...
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Development of SNP markers for marker-assisted breeding in Chinese cabbage using Fluidigm genoty** assays
Traditional breeding methods usually involve field tests carried out by experienced breeders. However, such methods are costly and time-consuming. Recently, with the development of Next-Generation Sequencing (...
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Dynamics of the gene regulatory networks of the inner and rosette leaves in Brassica rapa
Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) is one of the most important crops in Asian countries. In the heading formation of Chinese cabbage, differential regulation of production and growth between the inn...
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Withanolide Production in Hairy Root Culture of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: A Review
Indian ginseng [Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal; Solanaceae] is a significant aromatic medicinal as well as industrial plant in India and in other regions. The plant has numerous pharmaceutical uses owing to synthe...
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Construction of a high-density genetic linkage map and identification of quantitative trait loci associated with clubroot resistance in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
Clubroot is a devastating disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, leading to substantial yield loss of cruciferous plants, especially radish (Raphanus sativus) in China. Thus, there is a need to elucidate the...
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Comprehensive analysis of CCCH zinc-finger-type transcription factors in the Brassica rapa genome
The CCCH-type zinc finger proteins are characterized by their signature motif of three cysteine and one histidine residues. These proteins are RNA binding proteins that function in plant growth, developmental ...
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The 2015 KSM-ICWG-GSP Joint Clubroot Symposium Meeting Report
Clubroot disease is one of the most damaging diseases worldwide for Brassica crops. Researchers come together during various meetings to report on their findings to understand or combat the disease. In 2015, the ...
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L-Dopa production and antioxidant activity in Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. Muell regeneration
Hybanthus enneaspermus is an ethanobotanical plant extensively used in Indian traditional medicine. Quick and efficient in vitro mass propagation of this plant species was established for...
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Map** QTLs of resistance to head splitting in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.var. capitata L.)
Cabbage head splitting can greatly affect both the quality and commercial value of cabbage (Brassica oleracea). To detect the genetic basis of head-splitting resistance, a genetic map was constructed using an F2 ...
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Development of a leafy Brassica rapa fixed line collection for genetic diversity and population structure analysis
Brassica rapa is an economically important crop with a wide range of morphologies. Develo** a set of fixed lines and understanding their diversity has been challenging, but facilitates resource...
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Genetic detection of clubroot resistance loci in a new population of Brassica rapa
Clubroot is one of the most serious diseases affecting Brassica crop production worldwide. In order to identify the location of clubroot resistance genes in Chinese cabbage, we constructed a linkage map for an F2
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Fine genetic and physical map** of the CRb gene conferring resistance to clubroot disease in Brassica rapa
The use of clubroot resistance (CR) genes is an effective and economical approach for controlling Plasmodiophora brassicae, the causal agent of clubroot disease in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) and other Brassi...
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Identification of candidate genes involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoids in Brassica rapa
To better understand carotenoid biosynthesis in Brassica rapa, a genome-wide investigation was performed using the EST/mRNA sequences and the draft genome of B. rapa. We have identified 46 full-length coding sequ...
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Metabolite profiles of glucosinolates in cabbage varieties (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) by season, color, and tissue position
Glucosinolates (GSLs) are sulfur-containing anionic secondary metabolites that are precursors of biologically active compounds, such as isothiocyanates, in Brassicaceae. The GSLs found in 10 cultivars of cabba...
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Variation of major glucosinolates in different varieties and lines of rocket salad
Glucosinolate (GSL) contents in five varieties and eleven lines of rocket salad (Eruca sativa L.) were quantified using HPLC-UV at 227 nm. Eleven GSLs including five aliphatic (glucoraphanin, glucothiobeinin, glu...
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Erratum to: Transcriptionally and Phylogenetically Analyzing the P Protein Gene of Glycine Decarboxylase for Understanding the Evolution of C3-C4 Species in Brassicaceae
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Increase of phenolic compounds in new Chinese cabbage cultivar with red phenotype
A newly developed red Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. campestris; CC) was analyzed to determine the changes in functional compounds, especially in phenolic compounds. In the red CC, cyanidin was the major ant...
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Map** quantitative trait loci for leaf and heading-related traits in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinesis)
The inheritance of leaf and heading-related traits in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) are poorly understood since only a handful of studies of these traits are available till date. In this study, ...
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Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and genetic variations in Lilium native to Korea
Internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA cistrons were studied in wild Lilium species native to Korea and compared with those species in the genus distributed in other countries to investigate ...