Integrated Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals the Resistance Mechanisms of Against .

Rapeseed ( L.) is an important crop for healthy edible oil and stockfeed worldwide. However, its growth and yield are severely hampered by black rot, a destructive disease caused by pv.

Integrating GWAS, linkage mapping and gene expression analyses reveal the genetic control of first branch height in L.

Rapeseed ( L.) is a crucial oil crop cultivated worldwide. First branch height, an essential component of rapeseed plant architecture, has an important effect on yield and mechanized harvesting; however, the underlying genetic mechanism remains unclear.

Differential alternative splicing genes and isoform co-expression networks of under multiple abiotic stresses.

Alternative splicing (AS) is an important regulatory process that affects plant development and stress responses by greatly increasing the complexity of transcriptome and proteome. To understand how the AS landscape of changes in response to abiotic stresses, we investigated 26 RNA-seq libraries, including control and treatments with cold, dehydration, salt, and abscisic acid (ABA) at two different time points, to perform comparative alternative splicing analysis. Apparently, AS events increased under all stresses except dehydration for 1 h, and intron retention was the most common AS mode.

Genome-Wide Characterization of Serine/Arginine-Rich Gene Family and Its Genetic Effects on Agronomic Traits of .

Serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins are indispensable factors for RNA splicing, and they play important roles in development and abiotic stress responses. However, little information on genes in is available. In this study, 59 genes were identified and classified into seven subfamilies: SR, SCL, RS2Z, RSZ, RS, SR45, and SC.

Mapping of a major QTL controlling plant height using a high-density genetic map and QTL-seq methods based on whole-genome resequencing in Brassica napus.

Plant height is a crucial element related to plant architecture that influences the seed yield of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). In this study, we isolated a natural B.

Comparing the Infection Biology of in Clubroot Susceptible and Resistant Hosts and Non-hosts.

The potential infection biology of in resistant hosts and non-hosts is still not completely understood. Clubroot resistance assay on European clubroot differentials (ECD) set revealed that ECD10 () and ECD4 () show a complete resistance to the tested isolate in contrast to highly susceptible hosts Westar () and ECD5 (). Previously, we used fluorescent probe-based confocal microscopy (FCM) to refine the life cycle of and indicate the important time points during its infection in .

A high-quality Brassica napus genome reveals expansion of transposable elements, subgenome evolution and disease resistance.

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is a recent allotetraploid crop, which is well known for its high oil production. Here, we report a high-quality genome assembly of a typical semi-winter rapeseed cultivar, 'Zhongshuang11' (hereafter 'ZS11'), using a combination of single-molecule sequencing and chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) techniques.

A global survey of the transcriptome of allopolyploid Brassica napus based on single-molecule long-read isoform sequencing and Illumina-based RNA sequencing data.

Brassica napus is a recent allopolyploid derived from the hybridization of Brassica rapa (A A ) and Brassica oleracea (C C ). Because of the high sequence similarity between the A and C subgenomes, it is difficult to provide an accurate landscape of the whole transcriptome of B. napus.

A recessive high-density pod mutant resource of Brassica napus.

In Brassica napus, pod number and pod density are critical factors to determine seed yield. Although the pod density is an essential yield trait, the regulation of yield formation in oil crops, as well as the genetic and molecular mechanisms, are poorly understood. In this study, we characterized a rapeseed high-density pod mutant (dpt247) from composite hybridization.

Identification of Flower-Specific Promoters through Comparative Transcriptome Analysis in .

(oilseed rape) is an economically important oil crop worldwide. Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) caused by is a threat to oilseed rape production. Because the flower petals play pivotal roles in the SSR disease cycle, it is useful to express the resistance-related genes specifically in flowers to hinder further infection with .

Syntenic quantitative trait loci and genomic divergence for Sclerotinia resistance and flowering time in Brassica napus.

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is an allotetraploid with two subgenomes descended from a common ancestor. Accordingly, its genome contains syntenic regions with many duplicate genes, some of which may have retained their original functions, whereas others may have diverged. Here, we mapped quantitative trait loci (QTL) for stem rot resistance (SRR), a disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and flowering time (FT) in a recombinant inbred line population.

Reduced Glutathione Mediates Pheno-Ultrastructure, Kinome and Transportome in Chromium-Induced L.

Chromium (Cr) as a toxic metal is widely used for commercial purposes and its residues have become a potential environmental threat to both human and plant health. Oilseed rape ( L.) is one of the candidate plants that can absorb the considerable quantity of toxic metals from the soil.