Biofortification of oil quality, yield, and nutrient uptake in Indian mustard ( L.) by foliar application of boron and nitrogen.

Indian mustard ( L.) is an essential oilseed crop that offers important nutrients to human beings. However, the concurrent micronutrient deficiencies including boron (B), sulfur (S), and nitrogen (N) could pose a significant threat to public health.

Assessment of Agroeconomic Indicators of L. as Influenced by Application of Boron at Different Levels and Plant Growth Stages.

To achieve the nutritional target of human food, boron (B) has been described as an essential mineral in determining seed and theoretical oil yield of L. The research to increase its cultivation is garnering attention due to its high oil content, quality and its utilization for various purposes, which include human nutrition as well as its use in the food industry. For this, a two-year field experiment was performed at PAU, Punjab, India to determine the effect of different concentrations of foliar-applied B (20, 30 and 40 mg L) and different growth stages of crop, i.

Pathogenicity Determinants of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Their Association to Its Aggressiveness on Brassica juncea.

White rot or stem rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is one of the most destructive fungal diseases that have become a serious threat to the successful cultivation of oilseed Brassicas. The study was designed with an aim to investigate the association between the pathogenic aggressiveness and pathogenicity determinants of this pathogen specifically in Brassica for the first time. For this, a total of 58 isolates of S.

Molecular and genetic analysis of defensive responses of Brassica juncea - B. fruticulosa introgression lines to Sclerotinia infection.

Sclerotinia stem rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a major disease of crop brassicas, with inadequate variation for resistance in primary gene pools. We utilized a wild Brassicaceae species with excellent resistance against stem rot to develop a set of B. juncea - B.

Detection of First Marker Trait Associations for Resistance Against in - Introgression Lines.

A set of 96 - introgression lines (ILs) were developed with genomic regions associated with stem rot () resistance from a wild species . ILs were assessed for their resistance responses to stem inoculation with , over three crop seasons (season I, 2011/2012; II, 2014/2015; III, 2016-2017). Initially, ILs were genotyped with transferable SSR markers and subsequently through genotyping by sequencing.

Mapping resistance responses to Sclerotinia infestation in introgression lines of Brassica juncea carrying genomic segments from wild Brassicaceae B. fruticulosa.

Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) is a major disease of Brassica oilseeds. As suitable donors to develop resistant cultivars are not available in crop Brassicas, we introgressed resistance from a wild Brassicaceae species, B. fruticulosa.