Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape and oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of mildly toxic erucic acid. [2]

Beginning with an introduction and then organised into two sections, it reviews genetics and genomics (including breeding, heterosis and selection methods) and stress management and important pathogens, to provide a complete overview of brassica oilseeds.

Short duration oilseed Brassica varieties are important to increase cropping intensity as well as total oilseed production. In this research, genetic and multivariate analyses were conducted for 19 morphological characters of 48 rapeseed and mustard genotypes.

Brassica rapa, with its rich nutritional profile and potential health benefits, stands as a promising oilseed crop. This article provides a comprehensive overview of its cultivation, nutritional composition, and health-related properties.

Aug 10, 2010 · Maintenance of high tissue K + /Na + and Ca 2 + /Na + ratios has been suggested as an important selection criterion for salt-tolerance in brassicas. Osmotic adjustment has also been reported in Brassica plants subjected to saline conditions, but particularly to a large extent in salt-tolerant species or cultivars.

Beginning with an introduction and then organised into two sections, it reviews genetics and genomics (including breeding, heterosis and selection methods) and stress management and important...

Brassica oilseeds are one of the few edible oil crops that can be cultivated in the temperate zones of the world, at higher elevations and as winter crops. This comprehensive volume...

Brassica oilseed species are the third most important in the world, providing approximately 15 % of the total vegetable oils. Three species (Brassica rapa, B. juncea, B. napus) dominate with B. napus being the most common in Canada, China and Europe.

Sep 29, 2015 · This review introduces the Brassica crop species and their wild relatives, barriers to interspecific and intergeneric hybridization and methods to overcome them, previous successful and unsuccessful attempts at the use of interspecific hybridization for crop improvement in Brassica, and provides information about resources available to breeders ...

Current status of Brassica oilseeds as the third most important source of edible vegetable oils owes much to the success of plant breeders and associate scientists in genetically blocking synthesis of erucic acid and glucosinolates.