Untreated wastewater used for irrigating crops is the major source of toxic heavy metals and other pollutants in soils. These heavy metals affect plant growth and deteriorate the quality of edible parts of growing plants.
Farheen Nazli +9 more
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An abiotic UV-B stress on Brassicaceae seeds increased their phytochemical content on 7-days sprouts [PDF]
Purpose: Cruciferous sprouts in their early stages of development are very suitable foods against degenerative diseases due to their high content of health promoting compounds. The application of UV-B can act as an elicitor of these compounds.
Lorena Martínez-Zamora +4 more
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Establishment of an Efficient Screening Methods for Resistance of Chinese Cabbage to Clubroot Disease [PDF]
Clubroot caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae is an important disease of crucifer crops worldwide. This study aimed to establish an efficient screening method to determine resistant cultivars of Chinese cabbage against P. brassicae.
Soo Min Lee +4 more
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Mapping and candidate-gene screening of the novel Turnip mosaic virus resistance gene retr02 in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.) [PDF]
The extreme resistance to Turnip mosaic virus observed in the Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) line, BP8407, is monogenic and recessive. Bulked segregant analysis was carried out to identify simple sequence repeat and Indel markers linked to this ...
Zhang, Hui +17 more
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Several downy mildew resistance genes in Arabidopsis require signaling via a homologue of yeast SGT1
A fast neutron mutant in Arabidopsis (Columbia) was identified that exhibits enhanced downy mildew (edm1) susceptibility to several Peronospora parasitica isolates, including the RPP7-diagnostic isolate Hiks1.
M. Tör +4 more
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Assessing BactoMix 5 efficacy for clubroot control in naturally infested soil
The cultivation of cruciferous crops is threatened by extensive yield losses caused by the soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, 1877.
Kaire Loit +5 more
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Turnip mosaic potyvirus probably first spread to Eurasian brassica crops from wild orchids about 1000 years ago [PDF]
Turnip mosaic potyvirus (TuMV) is probably the most widespread and damaging virus that infects cultivated brassicas worldwide. Previous work has indicated that the virus originated in western Eurasia, with all of its closest relatives being viruses of ...
John A. Walsh (279854) +45 more
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naturalis/brassica-genes: Submission snapshot
Analysis of flowering time paralogues in Brassica ...
Estherrr1997 +4 more
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Quality characteristics of chocolates incorporated with broccoli leaves jellies [PDF]
Chocolate is a popular confectionery worldwide and thus, there is a need to improve the nutritional quality of chocolates. Broccoli leaves which are normally disposed as wastes were turned into the fillings of chocolates to enhance the quality of ...
Chi Hong Yeap +3 more
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Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification of Brassicaceae Microgreens
Insufficient or suboptimal dietary intake of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) represent a latent health issue affecting a large proportion of the global population, particularly among young children and women living in poor regions at high risk of malnutrition ...
Francesco Di Gioia +4 more
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