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Popularity of Brassica oleracea over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Brassica oleracea (filled column histogram and left hand axis scale) and line of best fit, 1926 to 2006 (complete line, with equation and % variation accounted for, in box on the left hand side)]

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Undated references

 

 

Abbasi PA, Lazarovits G (2006) Effect of soil application of AG3 phosphonate on the severity of clubroot of bok choy and cabbage caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae. Plant Disease 90, 1517-22. Contact: Abbasi, P. A. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, So Crop Protect and Food Res Ctr, 1391 Sandford St, London, ON N5V 4T3, Canada

 

Agarwal PC, Singh B, Dev U, Rani I, Chand D, D Joshi K, Maurya AK, Khetarpal RK (2006) Interception of seedborne fungi in introduced planting material. Indian Journal of Plant Protection 34, 81-4. Contact: Agarwal, P. C. ; Natl Bur Plant Genet Resources, Div Plant Quarantine, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Aires A, Rosa E, Carvalho R (2006) Effect of nitrogen and sulfur fertilization on glucosinolates in the leaves and roots of broccoli sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. italica). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, 1512-6. Contact: Rosa, Eduardo ; Univ Tras os Montes and Alto Douro, Ctr Ciencia and Engn Agr, CECEA, Apartado 1013, P-5001911 Vila Real, Portugal

 

Ananga AO, Cebert E, Soliman K, Kantety R, Pacumbaba RP, Konan K (2006) RAPD markers associated with resistance to blackleg disease in Brassica species. African Journal of Biotechnology 5, 2041-8. Contact: Cebert, Ernst ; Alabama A and M Univ, Dept Plant and Soil Sci, Normal, AL 35762 USA

 

Aniskina YV, Martynov VV, Pankin AA, Khavkin EE, Shilov IA (2006) Three methods for DNA fingerprinting of Brassica crops. In 'Biotechnology, Agriculture and the Food Industry' pp. 1-5. (NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC)

 

Antczak AJ, Tsubota T, Kaufman PD, Berger JM (2006) Structure of the yeast histone H3-ASFI interaction: implications for chaperone mechanism, species-specific interactions, and epigenetics. BMC Structural Biology 6. Contact: Kaufman, Paul D. ; Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mol and Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

 

Anthoine G, Buisson A, Gauthier JP, Mugniery D (2006) Aspects of the biology of Nacobbus aberrans (Thorn, 1935) Thorne & Allen, 1944 (Nematoda : Pratylenchidae): 2 - Capacities of development on hosts under in vivo and in vitro conditions. Bulletin OEPP 36, 365-72. Contact: Anthoine, G. ; Lab Natl Protect Vegetaux, Unite Nematol, Domaine Motte,BP35327, F-35653 Le Rheu, France

 

Aoyama M, Zhou B, Saitoh M, Yamaguchi N (2006) Microbial biomass in soils with calcium accumulation associated with the application of composted lime-treated sewage sludge. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 52, 177-85. Contact: Aoyama, Masakazu ; Hirosaki Univ, Fac Agr and Life Sci, Hirosaki, Aomori 0368561, Japan

 

Arnold M, McDonald G (2006) Responsible plant growth recommendations from greenhouse-grown bedding plant experiments must integrate data from postharvest landscape evaluations. Hortscience 41. Contact: Arnold, Michael ; Texas A and M Univ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA

 

Arora S, Gopal M, Singh R (2006) Cost reduction in cabbage cultivation by weed control using pendimethalin and hoeing. Pesticide Research Journal 18, 166-8. Contact: Arora, Sumitra ; Natl Ctr Integrated Pest Management, LBS Bldg,Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Artem'eva AM, Solov'eva AE, Chesnokov YV (2006) Genetic variability in Russian varieties of white cabbage. Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya, 53-61. Contact: Artem'eva, A. M. ; Vavilov Inst Plant Ind, 42-44 B Morskaya St, St Petersburg, Russia

 

Avila L, Scholberg J, Zotarelli L, McSorely R (2006) Can cover crop-based systems reduce vegetable crop fertilizer nitrogen requirements in the southeastern United States? Hortscience 41. Contact: Avila, Laura ; Univ Florida, Sch Nat Resources and Environm, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

 

Ayalew G, Go CKPO (2006) Occurrence of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostelia L.) and its parasitoids in Ethiopia: influence of geographical region and agronomic traits. Journal of Applied Entomology 130, 343-8. Contact: Ayalew, G. ; Ethiopian Agr Res Org, POB 436, Nazareth, Ethiopia

 

Ayalew G (2006) Comparison of yield loss on cabbage from Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae) using two insecticides. Crop Protection 25, 915-9. Contact: Ayalew, G.; Ethiopian Agr Res Org, POB 436, Nazareth, Ethiopia

 

Ayalew G, Baumgartner J, Ogol KPOC, Lohr B (2006) Analysis of population dynamics of diamondback moth, (Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Plutellidae)) at two sites in central Ethiopia, with particular reference to parasitism. Biocontrol Science and Technology 16, 607-18. Contact: Ayalew, Gashawbeza ; Ethiopian Agr Res Org, Melkassa Ctr, Box 436, Nazareth, Ethiopia

 

Azidah AA, Sofian-Azirun M (2006) Life history of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) on various host plants. Bulletin of Entomological Research 96, 613-8. Contact: Azidah, A. A. ; Univ Malaya, Fac Sci, Inst Biol Sci, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

 

Babula D, Misztal LH, Jakubowicz M, Kaczmarek M, Nowak W, Sadowski J (2006) Genes involved in biosynthesis and signalisation of ethylene in Brassica oleracea and Arabidopsis thaliana: identification and genome comparative mapping of specific gene homologues. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 112, 410-20. Contact: Sadowski, J.; Adam Mickiewicz Univ Poznan, Dept Biotechnol, Miedzychodzka 5, PL-60371 Poznan, Poland

 

Badenes-Perez FR, Shelton AM (2006) Pest management and other agricultural practices among farmers growing cruciferous vegetables in the Central and Western highlands of Kenya and the Western Himalayas of India. International Journal of Pest Management 52, 303-15. Contact: Badenes-Perez, Francisco R. ; Cornell Univ, Dept Entomol, New York State Agr Expt Stn, 630 W North St, Geneva, NY 14456 USA

 

Bainard LD, Isman MB, Upadhyaya MK (2006) Phytotoxicity of clove oil and its primary constituent eugenol and the role of leaf epicuticular wax in the susceptibility to these essential oils. Weed Science 54, 833-7. Contact: Upadhyaya, Mahesh K.; Univ British Columbia, Fac Land and Food Syst, 2357 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

 

Banuelos GS (2006) Multi-faceted considerations for sustainable phytoremediation under field conditions. Forest Snow and Landscape Research 80, 235-45. Contact: Banuelos, Gary S.; USDA ARS, Water Management Res Unit, 9611 S Riverband Ave, Parlier, CA 93648 USA

 

Barker JE, Fulton A, Evans KA, Powell G (2006) The effects of kaolin particle film on Plutella xylostella behaviour and development. Pest Management Science 62, 498-504. Contact: Powell, Glen; Univ London Imperial Coll Sci and Technol, Div Biol, Plant Sci Res Sect, Wye Campus, Ashford TN25 5AH, Kent, UK

 

Bath B, Malgeryd J, Stintzing AR, Akerhielm H (2006) Surface mulching with red clover in white cabbage production. Nitrogen uptake, ammonia losses and the residual fertility effect in ryegrass. Biological Agriculture & Horticulture 23, 287-304. Contact: Bath, Birgitta ; SLU, Dept Ecol and Crop Prod Sci, POB 7043, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden

 

Bayes A, de la Vega MR, Vendrell J, Aviles FX, Jongsma MA, Beekwilder J (2006) Response of the digestive system of Helicoverpa zea to ingestion of potato carboxypeptidase inhibitor and characterization of an uninhibited carboxypeptidase B. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36, 654-64. Contact: Beekwilder, Jules; Plant Res Int, Postbus 16, NL-6700 Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Beck HP, Kostova D, Zhang B (2006) Determination of manganese with Methylene Blue in various vegetable crops. Agronomy Research 4, 493-8. Contact: Beck, H. P. ; Univ Saarland, Inst Inorg Anal Chem Radiochem, D-66123 Saarbrucken, Germany

 

Bedi R, Sadana B, Verma S (2006) Effect of cooking methods on the mineral availability from commonly consumed vegetables. Journal of Food Science and Technology 43, 512-5. Contact: Bedi, R. ; Punjab Agr Univ, Dept Food and Nutr, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India

 

Behle RW (2006) Importance of direct spray and spray residue contact for infection of Trichoplusia ni larvae by field applications of Beauveria bassiana. Journal of Economic Entomology 99, 1120-8. Contact: Behle, Robert W.; USDA ARS, Crop Bioprotect Res Unit, NCAUR, 1815 N Univ, Peoria, IL 61604 USA

 

Berg T, Tesoriero L, Hailstones DL (2006) A multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of Xanthomonas campestris from brassicas. Letters in Applied Microbiology 42, 624-30. Contact: Hailstones, D. L.; Private Mailbag 8, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia

 

Bhattacharyya A, Shah SK, Chaudhary V (2006) Would tree ring data of Betula utilis be potential for the analysis of Himalayan glacial fluctuations? Current Science (Bangalore) 91, 754-61. Contact: Bhattacharyya, Amalava ; Dept Sci and Technol, New Mehrauli Rd, New Delhi 110016, India

 

Brandi G, Amagliani G, Schiavano GF, De Santi M, Sisti M (2006) Activity of Brassica oleracea leaf juice on foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Journal of Food Protection 69, 2274-9. Contact: Brandi, Giorgio ; Univ Urbino, Ist Sci Tossicol Igienist and Ambientali, I-61029 Urbino, Italy

 

Brigelius-Flohe R, Banning A (2006) Part of the Series: From dietary antioxidants to regulators in cellular signaling and gene regulation - Sulforaphane and selenium, partners in adaptive response and prevention of cancer. Free Radical Research 40, 775-87. Contact: Brigelius-Flohe, Regina ; Potsdam Rehbruecke, German Inst Human Nutr, Arthur Scheunert Allee 114-116, D-14558 Nuthetal, Germany

 

Burgess B, Mountford H, Hopkins CJ, Love C, Ling AE, Spangenberg GC, Edwards D, Batley J (2006) Identification and characterization of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers derived in silico from Brassica oleracea genome shotgun sequences. Molecular Ecology Notes 6, 1191-4. Contact: Batley, Jacqueline; Victorian Agribiosci Ctr, Ctr Plant Biotechnol, Primary Ind Res Victoria, Dept Primary Ind, 1 Pk Dr, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia

 

Cao J, Bates SL, Zhao J-Z, Shelton AM, Earle ED (2006) Bacillus thuringiensis protein production, signal transduction, and insect control in chemically inducible PR-1a/cry1Ab broccoli plants. Plant Cell Reports 25, 554-60. Contact: Earle, Elizabeth D.; Cornell Univ, Dept Plant Breeding and Genet, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

 

Cardinale F, Ferraris L, Valentino D, Tamietti G (2006) Induction of systemic resistance by a hypovirulent Rhizoctonia solani isolate in tomato. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 69, 160-71. Contact: Tamietti, Giacomo; Univ Turin, DiVaPRA Plant Pathol, Via Vinci 44, I-10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy

 

Casimiro S, Tenreiro R, Monteiro AA (2006) Identification of pathogenesis-related ESTs in the crucifer downy mildew oomycete Hyaloperonospora parasitica by high-throughput differential display analysis of distinct phenotypic interactions with Brassica oleracea. Journal of Microbiological Methods 66, 466-78. Contact: Tenreiro, Rogerio ; Univ Nova Lisboa, Fac Ciencias, Ctr Genet and Biol Mol, Campo Grande,Edificio ICAT,Campus FCUL, P-1749016 Lisbon, Portugal

 

Castro A, Stulen I, Posthumus FS, De Kok LJ (2006) Changes in growth and nutrient uptake in Brassica oleracea exposed to atmospheric ammonia. Annals of Botany (London) 97, 121-31. Contact: De Kok, Luit J.; Univ Groningen, Lab Plant Physiol, POB 14, NL-9750 AA Haren, Netherlands

 

Cavender A (2006) Folk medical uses of plant foods in southern Appalachia, United States. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 108, 74-84. Contact: Cavender, A.; E Tennessee State Univ, Dept Sociol and Anthropol, Box 70644, Johnson City, TN 37614 USA

 

Chandra GP, Seshaiah K, Rao YK, Wang MC (2006) Solid phase extraction of Cd, Cu, and Ni from leafy vegetables and plant leaves using amberlite XAD-2 functionalized with 2-hydroxy-acetophenone-thiosemicarbazone (HAPTSC) and determination by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 2868-72. Contact: Seshaiah, Kalluru ; Sri Venkateswara Univ, Dept Chem, Div Analyt Chem, Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

Chang P, Randle WM (2006) Influence of temperature on selenium and sulphur accumulation in Brassica oleracea L. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 81, 754-8. Contact: Randle, William M.; Univ Georgia, Dept Hort, 111 Miller Plant Sci, Athens, GA 30602 USA

 

Charleston DS, Gols R, Hordijk KA, Kfir R, Vet LEM, Dicke M (2006) Impact of botanical pesticides derived from Melia azedarach and Azadirachta indica plants on the emission of volatiles that attract parasitoids of the diamondback moth to cabbage plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32, 325-49. Contact: Charleston, Deidre S. ; Agr Res Council, Plant Protect Res Inst, Private Bag X134, ZA-0121 Queenswood, South Africa

 

Chen L-P, Ge Y-M, Zhu X-Y (2006) Artificial synthesis of interspecific chimeras between tuber mustard (Brassica juncea) and cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and cytological analysis. Plant Cell Reports 25, 907-13. Contact: Chen, Li-Ping ; Zhejiang Univ, Coll Agr and Biotechnol, Dept Hort, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Chen H-J, Wang S-J, Chen C-C, Yeh K-W (2006) New gene construction strategy in T-DNA vector to enhance expression level of sweet potato sporamin and insect resistance in transgenic Brassica oleracea. Plant Science (Oxford) 171, 367-74. Contact: Yeh, Kai-Wun; Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Life Sci, Grad Inst Plant Biol, Taipei 106, Taiwan

 

Chen W-h, Fang S-g, Zeng X-l, Zhu C-h, Liao X-z (2006) Isolated-microspore culture of F-1 hybrids between Brassica oleracea var. capitata and var. italica. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 14, 321-6. Contact: Chen Wen-hui ; Fuzhou Inst Vegetable Res, Fuzhou 350012, Peoples R China

 

Chen SB, Zhu YG, Ma YB (2006) The effect of grain size of rock phosphate amendment on metal immobilization in contaminated soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials 134, 74-9. Contact: Zhu, Y. G. ; Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, 18 Shuangqing Rd, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China

 

Cheng Y-G, Wu J-S, Hua Y-W, Zhang M-H, Chen H-G (2006) Genomic in situ hybridization in intergeneric hybrids between Raphanus sativus and Brassica oleracea. Yichuan 28, 858-64. Contact: Cheng Yu-Gui ; Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Key Lab Crop Genet Improvement, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Cho EJ, Lee YA, Yoo HH, Yokozawa T (2006) Protective effects of broccoli (Brassica oleracea) against oxidative damage in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 52, 437-44. Contact: Yokozawa, Takako; Toyama Univ, Inst Nat Med, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 9300194, Japan

 

Chu D, Zhang Y-J, Brown JK, Cong B, Xu B-Y, Wu Q-J, Zhu G-R (2006) The introduction of the exotic Q biotype of Bemisia tabaci from the Mediterranean region into China on ornamental crops. Florida Entomologist 89, 168-74. Contact: Chu, Dong ; Shandong Acad Agr Sci, Hightech Res Ctr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China

 

Chuanphongpanich S, Buddhasukh D, Pirakitikulr P, Phanichphant S (2006) Analysis of intact glucosinolates in Thai broccoli seeds. Chiang Mai Journal of Science 33, 223-30. Contact: Chuanphongpanich, Sarunya ; Chiang Mai Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

 

Chuanphongpanich S, Suttajit M, Phanichphant S, Buddhasukh D, Sirithunyalug B (2006) Antioxidant capacity of broccoli seeds grown in Thailand. Chiang Mai Journal of Science 33, 117-22. Contact: Chuanphongpanich, Sarunya ; Chiang Mai Univ, Fac Pharm, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

 

Clark HF, Brabander DJ, Erdil RM (2006) Sources, sinks, and exposure pathways of lead in urban garden soil. Journal of Environmental Quality 35, 2066-74. Contact: Clark, Heather F. ; Wellesley Coll, Geosci Dept, 21 Wellesley Coll Rd, Wellesley, MA 02481 USA

 

Cooper I, Jones RAC (2006) Wild plants and viruses: Under-investigated ecosystems. In 'Advances in Virus Research' pp. 1-47. (ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS INC)

 

Costa ML, Civello PM, Chaves AR, Martinez GA (2006) Hot air treatment decreases chlorophyll catabolism during postharvest senescence of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) heads. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, 1125-31. Contact: Martinez, Gustavo A.; Consejo Nacl Invest Cient and Tecn, UNSAM, Inst Invest Biotecnol, Inst Tecnol Chascomus,INTECH, Camino Circumnavigac Laguna Km 6,B71301WA, Chascomus, Argentina

 

Cramer RA, La Rota CM, Cho Y, Thon M, Craven KD, Knudson DL, Mitchell TK, Lawrence CB (2006) Bioinformatic analysis of expressed sequence tags derived from a compatible Alternaria brassicicola-Brassica oleracea interaction. Molecular Plant Pathology 7, 113-24. Contact: Lawrence, Christopher B.; Virginia Polytech Inst and State Univ, Virginia Bioinformat Inst, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

 

Cui X, Harling R (2006) Evaluation of bacterial antagonists for biological control of broccoli head rot caused by Pseudomonas fluorescens. Phytopathology 96, 408-16. Contact: Harling, Rob; Scottish Agr Coll, W Mains Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, Midlothian, UK

 

Cumplido J, Palacin A, Figueroa J, Ahrazem O, Sanchez-Monge R, Carrillo T, Salcedo G, Blanco C (2006) Cabbage lipid transfer protein bra o 3 is a major allergen responsible for cross-reactivity between plant foods and pollens. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 117. Contact: Cumplido, J. ; Hosp Univ Dr Negrin, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain

 

Dennis RLH, Hardy PB (2006) What host-plants does Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera : Pieridae) use most frequently away from urban environments and crucifer crops? Entomologist's Gazette 57, 205-6. Contact: Dennis, R. L. H. ; Remar, 4 Fairfax Dr, Wilmslow SK9 6EY, Cheshire, UK

 

Deragon J-M, Zhang X (2006) Short interspersed elements (SINEs) in plants: Origin, classification, and use as phylogenetic markers. Systematic Biology 55, 949-56. Contact: Deragon, Jean-Marc ; Univ Clermont Ferrand, GDR Biomove 2157, CNRS, UMR6547, 24 Ave Landais, F-63177 Clermont Ferrand, France

 

Din A, Smith AG, Denyer M, Britland ST (2006) Towards wound dressings with combined diagnostic and therapeutic capability. Journal of Anatomy 209. Contact: Din, A. ; Univ Bradford, Sch Pharm, Bradford BD7 1DP, W Yorkshire, UK

 

Doiphode DA, Mungikar AM (2006) Fungal growth on deproteinised leaf juice (DPJ) and production of cellulase. Geobios (Jodhpur) 33, 99-100. Contact: Mungikar, A. M.; Vasantrao Naik Mahavidyalaya, Dept Bot, Aurangabad 431003, Maharashtra, India

 

Donald EC, Cross SJ, Lawrence JM, Porter IJ (2006) Pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae, the cause of clubroot, in Australia. Annals of Applied Biology 148, 239-44. Contact: Donald, E. C. ; Dept Primary Ind, Primary Ind Res Victoria, Knoxfield Ctr, Private Bag 15, Ferntree Gully, Vic 3156, Australia

 

Duclos D, Bjorkman T (2006) Meristem identity genes and the control of the reproductive development in Brassiea oleracea. Hortscience 41. Contact: Duclos, Denise ; Cornell Univ, NYSAES, Geneva, NY 14456 USA

 

Ebbs S, Talbott J, Sankaran R (2006) Cultivation of garden vegetables in Peoria Pool sediments from the Illinois River: A case study in trace element accumulation and dietary exposures. Environment International 32, 766-74. Contact: Ebbs, Stephen ; So Illinois Univ, Dept Plant Biol, 420 Life Sci 2,Mailcode 6509,1125 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901 USA

 

Ensikat HJ, Boese A, Mader W, Barthlott W, Koch K (2006) Crystallinity of plant epicuticular waxes: electron and X-ray diffraction studies. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 144, 45-59. Contact: Koch, K.; Univ Bonn, Nees Inst Biodivers Pflanzen, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

 

Esmon CA, Tinsley AG, Ljung K, Sandberg G, Hearne LB, Liscum E (2006) A gradient of auxin and auxin-dependent transcription precedes tropic growth responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103, 236-41. Contact: Liscum, Emmanuel; Univ Missouri, Div Biol Sci, Columbia, MO 65211 USA

 

Fernandez-Cruz ML, Barreda M, Villarroya M, Peruga A, Llanos S, Garcia-Baudin JM (2006) Captan and fenitrothion dissipation in field-treated cauliflowers and effect of household processing. Pest Management Science 62, 637-45. Contact: Garcia-Baudin, Jose M.; Inst Nacl Invest and Tecnol Agraria and Alimentaria, Dept Protecc Vegetal, Carretera Coruna Km 7-5, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

 

Ferreras L, Gomez E, Toresani S, Firpo I, Rotondo R (2006) Effect of organic amendments on some physical, chemical and biological properties in a horticultural soil. Bioresource Technology 97, 635-40. Contact: Ferreras, Laura ; Italia 647,Piso 9,Dpto B, RA-2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

 

Ferreres F, Sousa C, Vrchovska V, Valentao P, Pereira JA, Seabra RM, Andrade PB (2006) Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of tronchuda cabbage internal leaves. European Food Research and Technology 222, 88-98. Contact: Andrade, Paula B.; Univ Porto, Fac Farm, REQUIMTE, Serv Farmacognosia, R Anibal Cunha,164, P-4050047 Oporto, Portugal

 

Flannery ML, Mitchell FJG, Coyne S, Kavanagh TA, Burke JI, Salamin N, Dowding P, Hodkinson TR (2006) Plastid genome characterisation in Brassica and Brassicaceae using a new set of nine SSRs. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 113, 1221-31. Contact: Hodkinson, T. R.; Univ Dublin Trinity Coll, Dept Bot, Sch Nat Sci, Dublin 2, Ireland

 

Ford CS, Allainguillaume J, Grilli-Chantler P, Cuccato G, Allender CJ, Wilkinson MJ (2006) Spontaneous gene flow from rapeseed (Brassica napus) to wild Brassica oleracea. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 273, 3111-5. Contact: Wilkinson, Mike J.; Univ Reading, Sch Biol Sci, Lyle Bldg, Reading RG6 6AS, Berks, UK

 

Francescangeli N, Sangiacomo MA, Marti H (2006) Effects of plant density in broccoli on yield and radiation use efficiency. Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 110, 135-43. Contact: Francescangeli, Nora ; INTA San Pedro, Estac Expt Agropecuaria, CC 43, RA-2930 San Pedro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Fujimoto R, Sugimura T, Fukai E, Nishio T (2006) Suppression of gene expression of a recessive SP11/SCR allele by an untranscribed SP11/SCR allele in Brassica self-incompatibility. Plant Molecular Biology 61, 577-87. Contact: Nishio, Takeshi; Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Agr Sci, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9818555, Japan

 

Fujimoto R, Okazaki K, Fukai E, Kusaba M, Nishio T (2006) Comparison of the genome structure of the self-incompatibility (S) locus in interspecific pairs of S haplotypes. Genetics 173, 1157-67. Contact: Nishio, Takeshi; Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Agr Sci, Aoba Ku, Tsutsmidoro Amamiyamachi 1-1, Sendai, Miyagi 9818555, Japan

 

Fuller MP, Metwali EMR, Eed MH, Jellings AJ (2006) Evaluation of abiotic stress resistance in mutated populations of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis). Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 86, 239-48. Contact: Fuller, M. P. ; Univ Plymouth, Sch Biol Sci, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, UK

 

Funamoto Y, Yamauchi N, Shigyo M (2006) Control of isoperoxidases involved in chlorophyll degradation of stored broccoli (Brassica oleracea) florets by heat treatment. Journal of Plant Physiology 163, 141-6. Contact: Yamauchi, Naoki ; Yamaguchi Univ, Fac Agr, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 7538515, Japan

 

Gao M, Li G, Potter D, McCombie WR, Quiros CF (2006) Comparative analysis of methylthioalkylmalate synthase (MAM) gene family and flanking DNA sequences in Brassica oleracea and Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Reports 25, 592-8. Contact: Quiros, Carlos F.; Univ Calif Davis, Dept Plant Sci, Davis, CA 95616 USA

 

Garg N, Lal T (2006) Studies on standardized potence and gene action in cauliflower. Crop Improvement 33, 198-201. Contact: Garg, Naveen ; Punjab Agr Univ, Dept Vegetable Crops, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India

 

Garibaldi A, Gilardi G, Gullino ML (2006) Evidence for an expanded host range of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp raphani. Phytoparasitica 34, 115-21. Contact: Gullino, Maria Lodovica; Univ Turin, Ctr Competence Innovat Agroenvironm Sector, AGRONINNOVA, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy

 

Gerernias R, Pedrosa RC, Locatelli C, de Favere VT, Coury-Pedrosa R, Laranjeira MCM (2006) Lipid lowering activity of hydrosoluble chitosan and association with Aloe vera L. and Brassica olearaceae L. Phytotherapy Research 20, 288-93. Contact: Pedrosa, R. C. ; Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Bioquim, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Campus Trindade, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

 

Gholamhoseinian A, Ghaemi N, Rahimi T (2006) Partial purification and properties of catalase from Brassia oleracea capitata. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 5, 827-31. Contact: Gholamhoseinian, A. ; Kerman Univ Med Sci, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Kerman, Iran

 

Gisbert C, Clemente R, Navarro-Avino J, Baixauli C, Giner A, Serrano R, Walker DJ, Bernal MP (2006) Tolerance and accumulation of heavy metals by Brassicaceae species grown in contaminated soils from Mediterranean regions of Spain. Environmental and Experimental Botany 56, 19-27. Contact: Bernal, M. Pilar; CSIC, Ctr Edafol and Biol Aplicada Segura, Dept Soil and Water Conservat and Organ Waste Managem, Campus Univ Espinardo,Apartado 164, Murcia 30100, Spain

 

Gomes Moraes SR, Campos VP, Pozza EA, Fontanetti A, Carvalho GJ, Maximiniano C (2006) Influence of legumes in the control of nematodes in organic crisphead lettuce and cabbage crops. Fitopatologia Brasileira 31, 188-91. Contact: Gomes Moraes, Sylvia Raquel ; Univ Fed Lavras, Dept Fitopatol, Cx Postal 3037, BR-37200000 Lavras, MG, Brazil

 

Gorur G (2006) Effects of heavy metal accumulation in host plants to cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) - Morphology. Ekologia (Bratislava) 25, 314-21. Contact: Gorur, Gazi; Nigde Univ, Sci and Arts Fac, Dept Biol, TR-51100 Nigde, Turkey

 

Greenwood DJ, Stellacci AM, Meacham MC, Mead A, Broadley MR, White PJ (2006) Relative values of physiological parameters of P response of different genotypes can be measured in experiments with only two P treatments. Plant and Soil 281, 159-72. Contact: Greenwood, D. J. ; Warwick HRI, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK

 

Gribova TN, Kamionskaya AM, Skryabin KG (2006) Optimization of the protocol for constructing transgenic plants of the cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology 42, 519-24. Contact: Gribova, T. N. ; Russian Acad Sci, Ctr Bioengn, 60Th October Anniversary Prospect 7, Moscow 117312, Russia

 

Groot SPC, Birnbaum Y, Rop N, Jalink H, Forsberg G, Kromphardt C, Werner S, Koch E (2006) Effect of seed maturity on sensitivity of seeds towards physical sanitation treatments. Seed Science and Technology 34, 403-13. Contact: Groot, S. P. C. ; Plant Res Int, POB 16, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Gutezeit B (2006) Plant mass and yield of broccoli as affected by soil moisture. Hortscience 41, 113-8. Contact: Gutezeit, Bodo; Inst Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Grossbeeren and E, Theodor Echtermeyer Weg, D-14979 Grossbeeren, Germany

 

Haberer G, Mader MT, Kosarev P, Spannagl M, Yang L, Mayer KFX (2006) Large-scale cis-element detection by analysis of correlated expression and sequence conservation between arabidopsis and Brassica oleracea. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 142, 1589-602. Contact: Mayer, Klaus F. X.; GSF, Natl Res Ctr Environm and Hlth, Munich Informat Ctr Prot Sequences, Inst Bioinformat, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany

 

Hale AL, Farnham MW (2006) Heterosis for horticultural traits in broccoli. Hortscience 41. Contact: Hale, Anna L. ; USDA ARS, US Vegetable Lab, Charleston, SC 29414 USA

 

Hale AL, Farnham MW, Menz MA (2006) Use of PCR-based markers for differentiating elite broccoli inbreds. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 131, 418-23. Contact: Hale, Anna L. ; USDA ARS, US Vegetable Lab, Charleston, SC 29414 USA

 

Hamilton K, Barfoot J, Crawford KE, Simpson CG, Beaumont PC, Bownes M (2006) Amplification of chloroplast DNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR): a practical activity for secondary school students. Journal of Biological Education 40, 172-7. Contact: Crawford, Kathleen E. ; SAPS Biotechnol Scotland Project, 2 Pitreavie Court,S Pitreavie Business Pk, Dunfermline KY11 8UB, Fife, UK

 

Haque ASK, Sen D, Bagchi UB, Chakrabarty MM, Mukherjee S (2006) Evaluation of total antioxidant capacity of some vegetables, spices and tea. Journal of Food Science and Technology 43, 467-9. Contact: Mukherjee, Sunit; Dr Subhas Mukherjee Mem Reprod Biol Res Ctr, Div Foods and Nutr, 620 Diamond Harbour Rd, Calcutta 700034, W Bengal, India

 

Harvey JA, Wagenaar R (2006) Development of the herbivore Pieris rapae and its endoparasitoid Cotesia rubecula on crucifers of field edges. Journal of Applied Entomology 130, 465-70. Contact: Harvey, J. A. ; Ctr Terr Ecol, Netherlands Inst Ecol, Dept Multitroph Interact, Boterhoeksestr 48,POB 40, NL-6666 ZG Heteren, Netherlands

 

Hermanides HK, Lahey-de Boer AM, Zuidmeer L, Guikers C, van Ree R, Knulst AC (2006) Brassica oleracea pollen, a new source of occupational allergens. Allergy (Oxford) 61, 498-502. Contact: Knulst, A. C.; Postbox 85500, NL-3508 GA Utrecht, Netherlands

 

Higgins JD, Newbury HJ, Barbara DJ, Muthumeenakshi S, Puddephat IJ (2006) The production of marker-free genetically engineered broccoli with sense and antisense ACC synthase 1 and ACC oxidases 1 and 2 to extend shelf-life. Molecular Breeding 17, 7-20. Contact: Higgins, J. D. ; Warwick HRI, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK

 

Hilker M, Meiners T (2006) Early herbivore alert: Insect eggs induce plant defense. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32, 1379-97. Contact: Hilker, Monika ; Free Univ Berlin, Inst Biol, Haderslebener Str 9, D-12163 Berlin, Germany

 

Hodge S, Pope TW, Holaschke M, Powell G (2006) The effect of beta-aminobutyric acid on the growth of herbivorous insects feeding on Brassicaceae. Annals of Applied Biology 148, 223-9. Contact: Hodge, S. ; Univ London Imperial Coll Sci and Technol, Div Biol, Wye TN25 5AH, Kent, UK

 

Hoertensteiner S (2006) Chlorophyll degradation during senescence. Annual Review of Plant Biology 57, 55-77. Contact: Hoertensteiner, S.; Univ Bern, Inst Plant Sci, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland

 

Hooks CRR, Johnson MW (2006) Population densities of herbivorous lepidopterans in diverse cruciferous cropping habitats: Effects of mixed cropping and using a living mulch. BioControl (Dordrecht) 51, 485-506. Contact: Hooks, Cerruti R. R. ; Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Plant and Environm Protect Sci, 3050 Maile Way,Gilmore 310, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA

 

Hotton S, Johnson V, Wilbarger J, Zwieniecki K, Atela P, Gole C, Dumais J (2006) The possible and the actual in phyllotaxis: Bridging the gap between empirical observations and iterative models. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 25, 313-23. Contact: Dumais, Jacques; Harvard Univ, Dept Organism and Evolutionary Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

 

Hunsche M, Bringe K, Schmitz-Eiberger M, Noga G (2006) Leaf surface characteristics of apple seedlings, bean seedlings and kohlrabi plants and their impact on the retention and rainfastness of mancozeb. Pest Management Science 62, 839-47. Contact: Hunsche, Mauricio ; Inst Nutzpflanzenwissensch and Ressourcenschutz, Bereich Pflanzen and Gartenbauwissensch, Auf Hugel 6, D-53121 Bonn, Germany

 

Iniguez-Luy FL, Sass ME, Jung G, Johns MA, Nienhuis J (2006) Development of robust SCAR markers that distinguish the six cultivated Brassica species and subspecies of the U-triangle. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 131, 424-32. Contact: Nienhuis, James; Univ Wisconsin, Dept Hort, 1575 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706 USA

 

Ishimizu T, Hashimoto C, Kajihara R, Hase S (2006) A retaining endo-beta-mannosidase from a dicot plant, cabbage. Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo) 139, 1035-43. Contact: Hase, Sumihiro; Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Chem, Osaka 5600043, Japan

 

Jackson S, Rounsley S, Purugganan M (2006) Comparative sequencing of plant genomes: Choices to make. Plant Cell 18, 1100-4. Contact: Jackson, Scott ; Purdue Univ, Dept Agron, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

 

Jacobs JL, Ward GN, McKenzie FR, Kearney G (2006) Irrigation and nitrogen fertiliser effects on dry matter yield, water use efficiency and nutritive characteristics of summer forage crops in south-west Victoria. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46, 1139-49. Contact: Jacobs, J. L. ; Primary Ind Res Victoria, Dept Primary Ind, 78 Henna St, Warrnambool, Vic 3280, Australia

 

Jagdish S, Rai M, Upadhyay AK, Bahadur A, Chaurasia SNS, Singh KP (2006) Antioxidant phytochemicals in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck) cultivars. Journal of Food Science and Technology 43, 391-3. Contact: Jagdish, Singh ; Indian Inst Vegetable Res, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Jiang L, Li Y-L, Meng H-B (2006) The apetalous mutants in Brassica oilseeds: the inheriting modes and the yield physiology. Crop Research (Hisar) 32, 462-8. Contact: Jiang, Lixi ; Zhejiang Univ, Coll Agr and Biotechnol, 268 Kaixuan Rd, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Jiao X-w, Zhao S-j (2006) Applications of flow cytometry in higher plant research. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 14, 354-8. Contact: Zhao Shu-jin; Guangzhou Gen Hosp Guangzhou Mil Command, Dept Pharm, Guangzhou 510010, Peoples R China

 

Jones GA, Sieving KE (2006) Intercropping sunflower in organic vegetables to augment bird predators of arthropods. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 117, 171-7. Contact: Jones, Gregory A. ; Santa Fe Community Coll, Dept Nat Sci, Bld A-207,3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606 USA

 

Kala A, Prakash J (2006) The comparative evaluation of the nutrient composition and sensory attributes of four vegetables cooked by different methods. International Journal of Food Science & Technology 41, 163-71. Contact: Prakash, Jamuna; Univ Mysore, Dept Studies and Food Sci and Nutr, Mysore 570006, Karnataka, India

 

Kang CY, Wu G, Miyata T (2006) Synergism of enzyme inhibitors and mechanisms of insecticide resistance in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hom, Aleyrodidae). Journal of Applied Entomology 130, 377-85. Contact: Wu, G. ; Fujian Agr and Forestry Univ, Dept Plant Protect, Minist Educ, Key Lab Biopesticide and Chem Biol, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, Peoples R China

 

Karungi J, Kyamanywa S, Ekbom B (2006) Estimating nitrogen needs of fresh market cabbage using a pre-side dress soil nitrate test (PSNT). Annals of Applied Biology 149, 103-9. Contact: Karungi, J. ; Makerere Univ, Dept Crop Sci, POB 7062, Kampala, Uganda

 

Kasina J, Nderitu J, Nyamasyo G, Olubayo F, Waturu C, Obudho E, Yobera D (2006) Diurnal population trends of Megalurothrips sjostedti and Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera : Thripidae) and their natural enemies on French bean Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 26, 2-7. Contact: Kasina, J. ; Univ Nairobi, Dept Plant Sci and Crop Protect, POB 30197, Nairobi, Kenya

 

Keck A-S, Finley JW (2006) Aqueous extracts of selenium-fertilized broccoli increase selenoprotein activity and inhibit DNA single-strand breaks, but decrease the activity of quinone reductase in Hepa lclc7 cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology 44, 695-703. Contact: Finley, John W.; 150 Domorah Dr, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 USA

 

Khan MR, Matin MA, Khan MR (2006) Effects of various host plant varities on prey searching efficiency of Cocinella septempunctata (L.). Journal of the Entomological Research Society 8, 39-49. Contact: Khan, Muhammad Rahim ; Fac Agr, Dept Entomol, Rawalakot Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

 

Khan S, Yoshida Y, Islam S (2006) Characteristics of photosynthetic behaviors and chlorophyll fluorescence in different vegetable species. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 5, 266-70. Contact: Islam, Shahidul; Univ Arkansas, Dept Agr, 1200 N Univ Dr,Mail Slot 4913, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 USA

 

Kim JS, Chung TY, King GJ, Jin M, Yang T-J, Jin Y-M, Kim H-I, Park B-S (2006) A sequence-tagged linkage map of Brassica raga. Genetics 174, 29-39. Contact: Park, Beom-Seok; Rural Dev Adm, NIAB, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Kobira K, Ibrahim K, Jefferey E, Juvik J (2006) Identification of molecular markers associated with carotenoid and tocopherol variability in broccoli. Hortscience 41. Contact: Kobira, Kanta ; Univ Illinois, Dept Nat Resources and Environm Sci, Urbana, IL 61801 USA

 

Koch K, Hartmann KD, Schreiber L, Barthlott W, Neinhuis C (2006) Influences of air humidity during the cultivation of plants on wax chemical composition, morphology and leaf surface wettability. Environmental and Experimental Botany 56, 1-9. Contact: Koch, Kerstin ; Univ Bonn, Nees Inst Biodiversitat Pflanzen, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

 

Komba CG, Brunton BJ, Hampton JG (2006) Accelerated ageing vigour testing of kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC) seed. Seed Science and Technology 34, 205-8. Contact: Hampton, J. G.; Lincoln Univ, Bioprotect and Ecol Div, POB 84, Canterbury, New Zealand

 

Kopsell DA, McElroy S, Sams C, Kopsell D (2006) Carotenoid accumulation among the diploid and amphidiploid Brassica species. Hortscience 41. Contact: Kopsell, Dealt A. ; Univ Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Kosareva IA, Tkachenko KG, Karapetjan GO, Limbach IY, Karapetjan KG, Rozhdestvensky I (2006) Comparative analysis of impact of the complex vitreous fertilizers with microelements on the microflora of sod-podzolic and peat soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition 29, 933-42. Contact: Rozhdestvensky, I.; Agrovit Ltd, 5 Prospekt Medikov, St Petersburg 197022, Russia

 

Kubota M, Nakasuji S, Shimizu M, Nishi K (2006) Damping-off of cabbage plug seedlings caused by Pythium ultimum var. ultimum in Japan. Journal of General Plant Pathology 72, 123-5. Contact: Kubota, Masaharu ; Natl Inst Vegetable and Tea Sci, Dept Fruit Vegetables, Plant Pathol Lab, 360 Kusawa Ano, Tsu, Mie 5142392, Japan

 

Kumar A, Singh R, Chhillar RK (2006) Nitrogen requirement of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) - based cropping systems. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 599-602. Contact: Kumar, Ashok ; Indian Agr Res Inst, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Kunst L, Jetter R, Samuels AL (2006) Biosynthesis and transport of plant cuticular waxes. In 'Biology of the Plant Cuticle' pp. 182-215. (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING)

 

Kwon D, Yoon S, Carter O, Bailey GS, Dashwood RH (2006) Antioxidant and antigenotoxic activities of Angelica keiskei, Oenanthe javanica and Brassica oleracea in the Salmonella mutagenicity assay and in HCT116 human colon cancer cells. Biofactors 26, 231-44. Contact: Yoon, Sun ; Yonsei Univ, Dept Food and Nutr, Seoul 120749, South Korea

 

Labate JA, Robertson LD, Baldo AM, Bjorkman T (2006) Inflorescence identity gene alleles are poor predictors of inflorescence type in broccoli and cauliflower. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 131, 667-73. Contact: Bjorkman, Thomas; Cornell Univ, New York State Agr Expt Stn, Dept Hort Sci, Geneva, NY 14456 USA

 

Lee J-E, Bae IY, Lee HG, Yang C-B (2006) Tyr-Pro-Lys, an angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptide derived from broccoli (Brassica oleracea Italica). Food Chemistry 99, 143-8. Contact: Lee, Hyeon Gyu ; Hanyang Univ, Dept Food and Nutr, 17 Haengdang Dong, Seoul 133791, South Korea

 

Leflon M, Eber F, et al. (2006) Pairing and recombination at meiosis of Brassica rapa (AA) x Brassica napus (AACC) hybrids. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 113, 1467-80. Contact: Chevre, A. M.; INRA, UMR, Ameliorat Plantes and Biotechnol Vegetales, Agrocampus,BP 35327, F-35653 Le Rheu, France

 

Lefsrud MG, Kopsell DA, Kopsell DE, Curran-Celentano J (2006) Irradiance levels affect growth parameters and carotenoid pigments in kale and spinach grown in a controlled enviroment. Physiologia Plantarum 127, 624-31. Contact: Kopsell, Dean A. ; Univ Tennessee, Dept Plant Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Lefsrud MG, Kopsell DA (2006) Biomass production and pigment accumulation in kale grown under different radiation cycles in a controlled environment. Hortscience 41, 1412-5. Contact: Kopsell, Dean A.; Univ Tennessee, Dept Plant Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Lefsrud MG, Kopsell DA, Auge RM, Both AJ (2006) Biomass production and pigment accumulation in kale grown under increasing photoperiods. Hortscience 41, 603-6. Contact: Lefsrud, Mark G. ; Univ Tennessee, Dept Plant Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Lefsrud MG, Kopsell DA (2006) Kale carotenoids are unaffected by, whereas biomass production, elemental concentrations, and selenium accumulation respond to, changes in selenium fertility. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 1764-71. Contact: Kopsell, Dean A.; Univ Tennessee, Dept Plant Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Legaspi JC, Simmons AM, Legaspi BC, Jr. (2006) Prey preference by Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) on Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae): Effects of plant species and prey stages. Florida Entomologist 89, 218-22. Contact: Legaspi, Jesusa Crisostomo ; USDA ARS, CMAVE FAMU, Ctr Biol Control, 6383 Mahan Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308 USA

 

Leiner RH, Winton LM (2006) Differential production of sclerotia by isolates of Scierotinia scierotiorum from Alaska. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 28, 435-40. Contact: Leiner, Roseann Hartke ; Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Palmer Res and Extens Ctr, Sch Nat Resources and Agr Sci, Dept Plant Anim and Soil Sci, Palmer, AK 99645 USA

 

Lerchner A, Mansfeld J, Kuppe K, Ulbrich-Hofmann R (2006) Probing conserved amino acids in phospholipase D (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) for their importance in hydrolysis and transphosphatidylation activity. Protein Engineering Design & Selection 19, 443-52. Contact: Ulbrich-Hofmann, Renate; Univ Halle Wittenberg, Dept Biochem Biotechnol, Kurt Mothes Str 3, D-06120 Halle, Germany

 

Li Y, Wang Y-b, Gou X, Su Y-b, Wang G (2006) Risk assessment of heavy metals in soils and vegetables around non-ferrous metals mining and smelting sites, Baiyin, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 18, 1124-34. Contact: Wang Gang; Lanzhou Univ, Key Lab Arid Agroecol, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China

 

Li J, Fang X, Wang Z, Luo L, Hu Q (2006) Transgene directionally integrated into C-genome of Brassica napus. Chinese Science Bulletin 51, 1578-85. Contact: Fang, Xiaoping ; Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Oil Crops Res, Key Lab Oil Crops Genet Improvement, Minist Agr, Wuhan 430062, Peoples R China

 

Li L, Lu S, Cosman KM, Earle ED, Garvin DF, O'Neill J (2006) beta-Carotene accumulation induced by the cauliflower Or gene is not due to an increased capacity of biosynthesis. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 67, 1177-84. Contact: Li, Li ; Cornell Univ, USDA ARS, Plant Soil and Nutr Lab, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

 

Li Y, Yu X (2006) Pollination with laser-irradiated pollens breaks cross-incompatibility between zicaitai (Brassica campestris var. purpurea) and ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) to produce hybrids with the aid of ovule culture. Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 108, 397-402. Contact: Li, Yuhua ; NE Forestry Univ, Res Inst Flower Biotechnol, Harbin 150040, Peoples R China

 

Liang H, Yuan Q, Xiao Q (2006) Effects of metal ions on myrosinase activity and the formation of sulforaphane in broccoli seed. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic 43, 19-22. Contact: Yuan, Qipeng ; Beijing Inst Chem Technol, Dept Pharmaceut Engn, Coll Life Sci and Technol, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China

 

Liao CM, Wang SC, Chiang MY, Chiang YJ (2006) Bioassay for detecting the residual activity of imazapyr in soil. Plant Protection Bulletin (Taichung) 48, 217-27. Contact: Chiang, Y. J.; Chaoyang Univ Technol, Dept Environm Engn and Management, Taichung 41358, Taiwan

 

Liu S-S, Liu T-X (2006) Preimaginal conditioning does not affect oviposition preference in the diamondback moth. Ecological Entomology 31, 307-15. Contact: Liu, Shu-Sheng ; Zhejiang Univ, Inst Appl Entomol, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Liu Y, Shu Z-Y, Li F-Z (2006) Venation of the Tribe Brassiceae in China. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 26, 544-50. Contact: Liu Ying ; Shandong Normal Univ, Key Lab Stress Plant Res, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China

 

Liu A-h, Wang J-b (2006) Genomic evolution of Brassica allopolyploids revealed by ISSR marker. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 53, 603-11. Contact: Wang, Jian-bo; Wuhan Univ, Coll Life Sci, Key Lab MOE Plant Dev Biol, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China

 

Lopez-Berenguer C, Garcia-Viguera C, Carvajal M (2006) Are root hydraulic conductivity responses to salinity controlled by aquaporins in broccoli plants? Plant and Soil 279, 13-23. Contact: Carvajal, Micaela; CSIC, CEBAS, Dept Nutr Vegetal, POB 164, Murcia 30100, Spain

 

Lu S, Van Eck J, et al. (2006) The cauliflower or gene encodes a DnaJ cysteine-rich domain-containing protein that mediates high levels of beta-carotene accumulation. Plant Cell 18, 3594-605. Contact: Li, Li; Cornell Univ, USDA ARS, Plant Soil and Nutr Lab, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

 

Manabe M, Nakamura K (2006) Effects of broccoli (Brassica oleracea, italica group) sprouts grown under various lighting conditions on IL-7 and TGF-beta secretion by intestinal epithelium. Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi 53, 437-42. Contact: Manabe, Mariko ; Doshisha Womens Coll Liberal Arts, Fac Human Life and Sci, Coll Liberal Arts, Kamigyo Ku, Kyoto 6020893, Japan

 

Martin T, Assogba-Komlan F, Houndete T, Hougard JM, Chandre F (2006) Efficacy of mosquito netting for sustainable small holders' cabbage production in Africa. Journal of Economic Entomology 99, 450-4. Contact: Martin, T. ; IRD CIRAD CREC, 01 BP 4414, Cotonou, Benin

 

Matusheski NV, Swarup R, Juvik JA, Mithen R, Bennett M, Jeffery EH (2006) Epithiospecifier protein from broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. ssp italica) inhibits formation of the anticancer agent sulforaphane. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 2069-76. Contact: Jeffery, Elizabeth H.; 499 Bevier Hall,905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL USA

 

Maxwell EM, Fadamiro HY, McLaughlin JR (2006) Suppression of Plutella xylostella and Trichoplusia ni in cole crops with attracticide formulations. Journal of Economic Entomology 99, 1334-44. Contact: Maxwell, Elly M. ; Auburn Univ, Dept Entomol and Plant Pathol, Auburn, AL 36849 USA

 

Melero S, Ruiz Porras JC, Francisco Herencia J, Madejon E (2006) Chemical and biochemical properties in a silty loam soil under conventional and organic management. Soil & Tillage Research 90, 162-70. Contact: Melero, Sebastiana ; Inst Invest and Formac Agraria and Pesquera Torres To, Seville, Spain

 

Mennan S, Handoo ZA (2006) Piant-parasitic nematodes associated with cabbages (Brassica oleracea) in Samsun (Middle Black Sea Region), Turkey. Nematropica 36, 99-104. Contact: Mennan, Sevilhan ; Ondokuz Mayis Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Plant Protect, TR-55139 Kurupelit, Turkey

 

Momanyi C, Lohr B, Gitonga L (2006) Biological impact of the exotic parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen), of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., in Kenya. Biological Control 38, 254-63. Contact: Momanyi, Caleb ; ICIPE, POB 30772 00100, Nairobi, Kenya

 

Mora-Aguilar R, Ireta-Hernandez MF, Rodriguez-Perez JE, Martinez-Solis J (2006) Osmotic conditioning in Brassica oleracea L. seeds. Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura 12, 95-102. Contact: Mora-Aguilar, R. ; Univ Autonoma Chapingo, Dept Fitotecnia, Inst Hort, Km 38-5 Carr Mexico Texcoco, Chapingo 56230, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

 

Moral R, Moreno-Caselles J, Perez-Murcia MD, Perez-Espinosa A, Paredes C, Agullo E (2006) Micronutrient concentration in horticultural crops grown on a soil amended with the solid phase of pig slurry. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 37, 2595-603. Contact: Moral, Raul ; Miguel Hernandez Univ, Dept Agrochem and Environm, Ctra Beniel Km 3-2, Alicante 03312, Spain

 

Mordechai MM, Oka Y (2006) Histological study of giant cells formed by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne artiellia as compared with M-hapla and M-javanica in cabbage, turnip and barley. Phytoparasitica 34, 502-9. Contact: Oka, Yuji; Agr Res Org, Nematol Unit, Gilat Res Ctr, IL-85280 Negev, Israel

 

Moreno-Caselles J, Prats D, Moral R, Perez-Murcia MD, Perez-Espinosa A, Paredes C (2006) Effects of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LASs) in sewage sludge-amended soils on nutrient contents of broccoli plants. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 37, 2605-14. Contact: Moral, Raul ; Miguel Hernandez Univ, Dept Agrochem and Environm, Alicante, Spain

 

Mrkic V, Cocci E, Dalla Rosa M, Sacchetti G (2006) Effect of drying conditions on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, 1559-66. Contact: Sacchetti, Giampiero; Univ Studi Teramo, Dipartimento Sci Alimenti, Mosciano Stazi, Via Lerici 1, I-64023 Teramo, Italy

 

Muangprom A, Mauriera I, Osborn TC (2006) Transfer of a dwarf gene from Brassica rapa to oilseed B-Napus, effects on agronomic traits, and development of a 'perfect' marker for selection. Molecular Breeding 17, 101-10. Contact: Osborn, Thomas C.; Seminis Vegetable Seeds Inc, 37437 State Highway 16, Woodland, CA 95695 USA

 

Mueller T, von Fragstein P, Niemsdorff (2006) Organic fertilizers derived from plant materials Part II: Turnover in field trials. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 169, 265-73. Contact: Mueller, Torsten ; Univ Hohenheim 330, Inst Plant Nutr, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany

 

Mukherjee P, Kole RK, Bhaffacharyya A, Banerjee H (2006) Reduction of chlorpyrifos residues from cauliflower by culinary processes. Pesticide Research Journal 18, 101-3. Contact: Mukherjee, Partha ; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Dept Agr Chem, Pesticide Residue Lab, Mohanpur 741252, Nadia, India

 

Mupondi LT, Mnkeni PNS, Brutsch MO (2006) Evaluation of pine bark or pine bark with goat manure or sewage sludge cocomposts as growing media for vegetable seedlings. Compost Science & Utilization 14, 238-43. Contact: Mupondi, L. T. ; Univ Forte Hare, Fac Sci and Agr, Dept Agron, Alice, South Africa

 

Murphy DJ (2006) The extracellular pollen coat in members of the Brassicaceae: composition, biosynthesis, and functions in pollination. Protoplasma 228, 31-9. Contact: Murphy, D. J.; Univ Glamorgan, Sch Appl Sci, Biotechnol Unit, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, M Glam, UK

 

Nakimbugwe D, Massehalck B, Atanassova M, Zewdie-Bosuener A, Michiels CW (2006) Comparison of bactericidal activity of six lysozymes at atmospheric pressure and under high hydrostatic pressure. International Journal of Food Microbiology 108, 355-63. Contact: Michiels, Chris W.; Katholieke Univ Leuven, Food Microbiol Lab, Kasteelpk Arenberg 22, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium

 

Nandal TR, Dhiman NK, Sharma R (2006) Effect of different herbicides and their combinations on N, P and K uptake by the weeds and cabbage crop. Crop Research (Hisar) 31, 283-7. Contact: Nandal, T. R. ; CSK HPKV Hill Agr Res and Extens Ctr, Dist Sirmour, Dhaulakuan 173001, Himachal Prades, India

 

Nascimento de Vasconcelos GJ, Correa Gondim Junior MG, Barros R (2006) Aqueous extracts of Leucaena leucocephala and Sterculia foetida to the control of Bemisia tabaci biotype B (Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae). Ciencia Rural 36, 1353-9. Contact: Nascimento de Vasconcelos, Geraldo Jose ; USP, ESALQ, Dept Entomol Fitopatol and Zool Agr, Ave PAdua Dias 11,CP 9, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

 

Nelson EA, Penner D (2006) Enhancing herbicide selectivity with water-repellent adjuvants. Weed Technology 20, 677-81. Contact: Penner, Donald; Michigan State Univ, Dept Crop and Soil Sci, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

 

Ni J, Clark SE (2006) Evidence for functional conservation, sufficiency, and proteolytic processing of the CLAVATA3 CLE domain. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 140, 726-33. Contact: Clark, Steven E.; Univ Michigan, Dept Mol Cellular and Dev Biol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

 

Nieto DJ, Shennan C, Settle WH, O'Malley R, Bros S, Honda JY (2006) How natural enemies and cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae L.) population dynamics affect organic broccoli harvest. Environmental Entomology 35, 94-101. Contact: Nieto, Diego J. ; San Jose State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192 USA

 

Nilsson J, Olsson K, Engqvist G, Ekvall J, Olsson M, Nyman M, Akesson B (2006) Variation in the content of glucosinolates, hydroxycinnamic acids, carotenoids, total antioxidant capacity and low-molecular-weight carbohydrates in Brassica vegetables. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, 528-38. Contact: Akesson, Bjorn; Lund Univ, Inst Technol, Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden

 

Nishikawa J (2006) Black spot on flowering cabbage caused by Alternaria brassicicola (Schwein.) Wiltshire in Japan. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology 72, 200-1. Contact: Nishikawa, J.; Sakata Seed Co, Kakegawa Res Ctr, 1743-2 Yoshioka, Kakegawa, Shizuoka 4360115, Japan

 

Nugent GD, Coyne S, Nguyen TT, Kavanagh TA, Dix PJ (2006) Nuclear and plastid transformation of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis (cauliflower) using PEG-mediated uptake of DNA into protoplasts. Plant Science (Oxford) 170, 135-42. Contact: Dix, Philip J.; Natl Univ Ireland, Dept Biol, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland

 

Oerlemans K, Barrett DM, Suades CB, Verkerk R, Dekker M (2006) Thermal degradation of glucosinolates in red cabbage. Food Chemistry 95, 19-29. Contact: Dekker, Matthijs; Univ Wageningen and Res Ctr, Dept Agrotechnol and Food Sci, Prod Design and Qual Management Grp, POB 8129, NL-6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Ohta Y, Hirata Y, Motegi T, Hattori G, Noguchi T (2006) Analysis of chloroplast genome of two cytoplasmic male sterile lines derived from interspecific chimera and intergeneric somatic hybrid in Brassicaceae. Breeding Science 56, 1-5. Contact: Hirata, Yutaka ; Tokyo Univ Agr and Technol, Grad Sch Agr, 3-5-8 Saiwai, Fuchu, Tokyo 1838509, Japan

 

Ono K, Yanagida K, Oikawa T, Ogawa T, Soda K (2006) Alanine racemase of alfalfa seedlings (Medicago sativa L.): First evidence for the presence of an amino acid racemase in plants. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 67, 856-60. Contact: Oikawa, Tadao ; Kansai Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Biotechnol, 3-3-35 Yamate Cho, Suita, Osaka 5648680, Japan

 

Ozturk M, Baslar S, Dogan Y, Sakcali MS (2006) Alleviation of salinity stress in the seeds of some brassica species. In 'Tasks for Vegetation Science' pp. 145-56. (SPRINGER)

 

Palacin A, Cumplido J, Figueroa J, Ahrazem O, Sanchez-Monge R, Carrillo T, Salcedo G, Blanco C (2006) Cabbage lipid transfer protein Bra o 3 is a major allergen responsible for cross-reactivity between plant foods and pollens. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 117, 1423-9. Contact: Blanco, Carlos; Hosp Gran Canaria Dr Negrin, Serv Alergia, C Bco Ballena S-N, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain

 

Pandey AK, Gopinath KA, Chattacharya P, Hooda KS, Sushil SN, Kundu S, Selvakumar G, Gupta HS (2006) Effect of source and rate of organic manures on yield attributes, pod yield and economics of organic garden pea (Pisum sativum subsp hortense) in north west Himalaya. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 230-4. Contact: Pandey, A. K. ; Cropping Syst Res, Project Directorate, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Panouille M, Thibault J-F, Bonnin E (2006) Cellulase and protease preparations can extract Pectins from various plant byproducts. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 8926-35. Contact: Bonnin, Estelle; INRA, BIA, BP 71627, F-44316 Nantes 3, France

 

Pavlickova J, Zbiral J, Smatanova M, Habarta P, Houserova P, Kubn V (2006) Uptake of thallium from naturally-contaminated soils into vegetables. Food Additives and Contaminants 23, 484-91. Contact: Kubn, Vlastimil; Mendel Univ Agr and Forestry, Dept Chem and Biochem, Brno, Czech Republic

 

Pedras MSC, Sarwar MG, Suchy M, Adio AM (2006) The phytoalexins from cauliflower, caulilexins A, B and C: Isolation, structure determination, syntheses and antifungal activity. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 67, 1503-9. Contact: Pedras, M. Soledade C. ; Univ Saskatchewan, Dept Chem, 110 Sci Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada

 

Perez-Murcia MD, Moral R, Moreno-Caselles J, Perez-Espinosa A, Paredes C (2006) Use of composted sewage sludge in growth media for broccoli. Bioresource Technology 97, 123-30. Contact: Moral, R. ; Miguel Hernandez Univ, EPS Orihuela, Dept Agrochem and Environm, Ctra Beniel Km 3-2, Orihuela 03312, Alicante, Spain

 

Peschel W, Sanchez-Rabaneda F, Diekmann W, Plescher A, Gartzia I, Jimenez D, Lamuela-Raventos R, Buxaderas S, Codina C (2006) An industrial approach in the search of natural antioxidants from vegetable and fruit wastes. Food Chemistry 97, 137-50. Contact: Codina, Carles; Univ Barcelona, Dept Prod Nat Biol Vegetal and Edafol, Fac Farm, Av Joan 23 S-N, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

 

Pfleeger TG, Olszyk D, Burdick CA, King G, Kern J, Fletcher J (2006) Using a geographic information system to identify areas with potential for off-target pesticide exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25, 2250-9. Contact: Pfleeger, Thomas G. ; US EPA, Off Res and Dev, Western Ecol Div, 200 SW 35Th St, Corvallis, OR 97333 USA

 

Podsedek A, Sosnowska D, Redzynia M, Anders B (2006) Antioxidant capacity and content of Brassica oleracea dietary antioxidants. International Journal of Food Science & Technology 41, 49-58. Contact: Podsedek, Anna ; Tech Univ Lodz, Inst Tech Biochem, Fac Food Sci and Biotechnol, Stefanowskiego 4-10, PL-90924 Lodz, Poland

 

Pogrebnyak N, Markley K, Smirnov Y, Brodzik R, Bandurska K, Koprowski H, Golovkin M (2006) Collard and cauliflower as a base for production of recombinant antigens. Plant Science (Oxford) 171, 677-85. Contact: Golovkin, Maxim; Thomas Jefferson Univ, Biotechnol Fdn Labs, 1020 Locust St,JAH R-369, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

 

Prakasha HM, Krishnappa M (2006) Herbal folk medicine used against cardiovascular and dental problems in NR Pura taluk, Karnataka. Advances in Plant Sciences 19, 203-8. Contact: Prakasha, H. M. ; Kuvempu Univ, Dept PG Studies and Res Appl Bot, Shimoga 577451, Karnataka, India

 

Prasad RP, Snyder WE (2006) Polyphagy complicates conservation biological control that targets generalist predators. Journal of Applied Ecology 43, 343-52. Contact: Snyder, W. E.; Washington State Univ, Dept Entomol, Pullman, WA 99163 USA

 

Qin Y, Gao L-H, Pulli S, Guo Y-D (2006) Shoot differentiation, regeneration of cauliflower and analysis of somaclonal variation by RAPD. Hereditas (Lund) 143, 91-8. Contact: Guo, Yang-Dong; China Agr Univ, Coll Agron and Biotechnol, Dept Vegetable Sci, Beijing 100094, Peoples R China

 

Rahman MH, Simonsen V (2006) Expression and inheritance of isozymes in Brassica species and in their interspecific hybrids. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B Soil and Plant Science 56, 47-53. Contact: Rahman, M. H. ; Univ Alberta, Dept Agr Food and Nutr Sci, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada

 

Raj H, Upmanyu S (2006) Solarization of soil amended with residues of cabbage leaves and corm treatment with fungicides for management of wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) of gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 307-11. Contact: Raj, Harender ; Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar Univ Hort and Forestry, Solan 173230, Himachal Prades, India

 

Ramirez H, Rancano-Arrioja JH, Benavides-Mendoza A, Mendoza-Villarreal R, Padron-Corral E (2006) Influence of controlled oxidation promoters and their relation to antioxidants in hortilcultural crops. Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura 12, 189-95. Contact: Ramirez, H. ; Univ Autonoma Agr Antonio Narro, Dept Hort, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

 

Rana RS (2006) Response of irrigation on cabbage yield under low hills sub-tropical conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Crop Research (Hisar) 32, 394-5. Contact: Rana, R. S.; CSK HPKV Hill Agr Res and Extens Ctr, Dhaulakuan 173001, Himachal Prades, India

 

Rana RS, Nandal TR (2006) Response of irrigation on cauliflower yield under low hills sub-tropical conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Crop Research (Hisar) 31, 83-4. Contact: Rana, R. S. ; CSKHPKV Hill Agr Res and Extens Ctr, Dist Sirmour 173001, Himachal Prades, India

 

Resende ALS, Silva EE, Silva VB, Ribeiro RLD, Guerra JGM, Aguiar-Menezes EL (2006) First record of Lipaphis pseudobrassicae Davis (Hemiptera : Aphididae) and its association with predator insects, parasitoids and ants in kale (Cruciferae) in Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 35, 551-5. Contact: Resende, Andre L. S. ; UFRuralRJ, Curso Agron, IC, EMBRAPA, BR-23890000 Seropedica, RJ, Brazil

 

Roco MM, Blu RO (2006) Evaluation of the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate in two Chilean soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition 29, 521-34. Contact: Blu, Rodrigo Ortega; Univ Vina Mar, Escuela Ciencias Agropecuarias, Agua Santa 7255, Vina Del Mar, Chile

 

Romani A, Vignolini P, Isolani L, Ieri F, Heimler D (2006) HPLC-DAD/MS characterization of flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic derivatives in turnip tops (Brassica rapa L. subsp sylvestris L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 1342-6. Contact: Heimler, Daniela; Univ Florence, Dipartimento Sci Suolo and Nutr Pianta, P Le Cascine 18, I-50144 Florence, Italy

 

Rossbach A, Loehr B, Vidal S (2006) Parasitism of Plutella xylostella L. feeding on a new host plant. Environmental Entomology 35, 1350-7. Contact: Vidal, S.; Univ Gottingen, Entomol Sect, Dept Crop Sci, Grisebachstr 6, D-37075 Gottingen, Germany

 

Ruan Y-M, Xu J, Liu S-S (2006) Effects of antibiotics on fitness of the B biotype and a non-B biotype of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 121, 159-66. Contact: Liu, Shu-Sheng; Zhejiang Univ, Inst Insect Sci, 268 Kaixuan Rd, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Rumbos CI, Kiewnick S (2006) Effect of plant species on persistence of Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251 in soil and on root colonization by the fungus. Plant and Soil 283, 25-31. Contact: Rumbos, Christos I. ; Magniton 35, Volos 38333, Greece

 

Rungapamestry V, Duncan AJ, Fuller Z, Ratcliffe B (2006) Changes in glucosinolate concentrations, myrosinase activity, and production of metabolites of glucosinolates in cabbage (Brassica oleracea Var. capitata) cooked for different durations. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 7628-34. Contact: Duncan, Alan J. ; Macaulay Inst, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, UK

 

Ruppel S, Ruehlmann J, Merbach W (2006) Quantification and localization of bacteria in plant tissues using quantitative real-time PCR and online emission fingerprinting. Plant and Soil 286, 21-35. Contact: Ruppel, Silke ; Inst Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Grossbeeren Erf, Theodor Echtermeyer Weg 1, D-14979 Grossbeeren, Germany

 

Saha P, Chatterjee R, Mukhopadhyay D (2006) Effect of boron and molybdenum on yield and quality of sprouting broccoli under terai agroecological region of West Bengal. Crop Research (Hisar) 32, 396-400. Contact: Saha, Partha ; Uttar Banga Krishi Visvavidyalaya, Dept Vegetable and Spice Crops, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India

 

Sakai H, Ikeda K, Urushibara T, Shiraishi T (2006) Black rot of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Japanese Journal of Phytopathology 72, 116-9. Contact: Ikeda, K. ; Gunma Prefectural Off, 1-1-1 Ote Machi, Maebashi, Gumma 3718570, Japan

 

Saldana N, Cabrera JM, Serwatowski RJ, Gracia C (2006) Yield mapping system for vegetables picked up with a tractor-pulled platform. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 4, 130-9. Contact: Saldana, N. ; Univ Guanajuato, Inst Agr Sci, Ctra Irapuato Silao Km 9, Guanajuato, Mexico

 

Salerno G, Conti E, Peri E, Colazza S, Bin F (2006) Kairomone involvement in the host specificity of the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Hymenoptera : Scelionidae). European Journal of Entomology 103, 311-8. Contact: Salerno, Gianandrea ; Univ Perugia, DSAA, Dept Agr and Environm Sci, Borgo XX Giugno, I-06121 Perugia, Italy

 

Santiago Lastra JA, Garcia Barrios LE, Rojas JC, Perales Rivera H (2006) Host selection behavior of Leptophobia aripa (Lepidoptera : Pieridae). Florida Entomologist 89, 127-34. Contact: Santiago Lastra, Jose A. ; Dept Agroecol, Carretera Panamer and Periferico Sur S-N, Chiapas, Mexico

 

Sato Y, Sato K, Nishio T (2006) Interspecific pairs of class II S Haplotypes having different recognition specificities between Brassica oleracea and Brassica rapa. Plant and Cell Physiology 47, 340-5. Contact: Nishio, Takeshi; Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Agr Sci, Sendai, Miyagi 9818555, Japan

 

Schroeder FC, del Campo ML, Grant JB, Weibel DB, Smedley SR, Bolton KL, Meinwald J, Eisner T (2006) Pinoresinol: A lignol of plant origin serving for defense in a caterpillar. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103, 15497-501. Contact: Meinwald, Jerrold ; Cornell Univ, Dept Chem and Chem Biol, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

 

Schwartz H, Sontag G (2006) Determination of secoisolariciresinol, lariciresinol and isolariciresinol in plant foods by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with coulometric electrode array detection. Journal of Chromatography B 838, 78-85. Contact: Sontag, Gerhard; Univ Vienna, Fac Chem, Dept Analyt Chem and Food Chem, Waehringer Str 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

 

Seljasen R, Meadow R (2006) Effects of neem on oviposition and egg and larval development of Mamestra brassicae L: Dose response, residual activity, repellent effect and systemic activity in cabbage plants. Crop Protection 25, 338-45. Contact: Seljasen, R. ; Norwegian Crop Res Inst, Apelsvoll Res Ctr, Div Landvik, Reddalsveien 215, N-4886 Grimstad, Norway

 

Selvakumar P, Sinha SN, Pandita VK (2006) Abundance and diurnal rhythm of honeybees visiting hybrid seed production plots of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.). Journal of Apicultural Research 45, 7-15. Contact: Sinha, S. N. ; Indian Agr Res Inst, Reg Stn, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India

 

Servin-Villegas R, Garcia-Hernandez JL, Murillo-Amador B, Tejas A, Martinez-Carrillo JL (2006) Stability of Insecticide resistance of silverleaf whitefly (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae) in the absence of selection pressure. Folia Entomologica Mexicana 45, 27-34. Contact: Servin-Villegas, Rosalia ; Ctr Invest Biol Noroeste, Mar Bermejo 195,Col Playa Palo Santa Rita, La Paz 23090, Baja California, Mexico

 

Shariatpanahi ME, Bal U, Heberle-Bors E, Touraev A (2006) Stresses applied for the re-programming of plant microspores towards in vitro embryogenesis. Physiologia Plantarum 127, 519-34. Contact: Touraev, Alisher; Univ Vienna, Bioctr, Dept Genet, Max F Perutz Labs, Dr Bohrgasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria

 

Sharma P, Sharma SR, Sain SK, Dhandapani A (2006) Integrated management of major diseases of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var botrytis subvar cauliflora). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 726-31. Contact: Sharma, Pratibha ; Indian Agr Res Inst, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Sharma A, Pathania NK, Sharma S, Pathak S (2006) Effect of transplanting time on growth and marketable curd yield of different cultivars of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var botrytis subvar cauliflora) under dry temperate high hill conditions. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 343-5. Contact: Sharma, Akhilesh ; Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi, Palampur 176062, Himachal Prades, India

 

Sharma A, Pathania NK, Pathak S, Singh Y (2006) Stability analysis for marketable head yield and its component horticultural traits in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) under dry temperate conditions of north-western Himalayas. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding 66, 163-4. Contact: Sharma, Akhilesh ; CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Dept Vegetable Sci and Floriculture, Palampur 176062, Himachal Prades, India

 

Sharma A, Sharma JJ, Rana MC, Sood S (2006) Evaluation of Phaseolus vulgaris as intercrop with vegetables for enhancing productivity system and profitability under high hill dry temperate conditions of north-western Himalayas. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 29-32. Contact: Sharma, Akhilesh ; Choudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vi, Dept Vegetable Sci and Floriculture, Palampur 176062, Himachal Prade, India

 

She CW, Liu JY, Song YC (2006) CPD staining: an effective technique for detection of NORs and other GC-rich chromosomal regions in plants. Biotechnic & Histochemistry 81, 13-21. Contact: Song, Y. C.; Wuhan Univ, Key Lab MOE Plant Dev Biol, Coll Life Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China

 

Shinada T, Kikuchi Y, Fujimoto R, Kishitani S (2006) An alloplasmic male-sterile line of Brassica oleracea harboring the mitochondria from Diplotaxis muralis expresses a novel chimeric open reading frame, orf72. Plant and Cell Physiology 47, 549-53. Contact: Kishitani, Sachie; Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Agr Sci, Lab Plant Breeding and Genet, Aoba Ku, 1-1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Sendai, Miyagi 9818555, Japan

 

Shukla A, Kumar A (2006) Seasonal activity of pupal parasitoid Tetrastichus sokolowskii (Kurdjumov) on Plutella xylostella (Linn.) in cabbage ecosystem. Entomon 31, 319-22. Contact: Shukla, Abhishek ; Maharana Pratap Univ Agr and Technol, Rajasthan Coll Agr, Dept Entomol, Udaipur 313001, Rajasthan, India

 

Shukla HS, Ramaiah PV (2006) Integrated control of Alternaria brassicicola by leaf extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and Trichoderma viride. Geobios (Jodhpur) 33, 294-8. Contact: Shukla, H. S. ; SGP CoMM and BBJP, Sci Coll, CHC Arts, Bot Dept, Taloda, India

 

Shukla A, Kumar A (2006) Efficacy of some IPM modules against diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linn.) infesting cabbage. Journal of Entomological Research (New Delhi) 30, 39-42. Contact: Shukla, Abhishek ; Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jaipur 303702, Rajasthan, India

 

Sillasoo U (2006) Medieval plant depictions as a source for archaeobotanical research. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 16, 61-70. Contact: Sillasoo, Ulle; Tallinn Tech Univ, Inst Ecol, Uus Sadama 5, EE-10120 Tallinn, Estonia

 

Singh B, Agarwal PC, Dev U, Rani I, Khetarpal RK (2006) Interception of Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris in imported germplasm of brassicas (Brassica spp) during 1976-2002. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 580-3. Contact: Singh, Baleshwar ; Natl Bur Plant Genet Resources, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Singh J, Upadhyay AK, Bahadur A, Singh B, Singh KP, Rai M (2006) Antioxidant phytochernicals in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata). Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 108, 233-7. Contact: Singh, Jagdish ; Indian Inst Vegetable Res, POB 5002,PO BHU, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Singh S, Bhatia A, Aggarwal PK, Jain MC (2006) Heavy metal load on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) grown and marketed in Delhi. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 43-6. Contact: Singh, S. ; Indian Agr Res Inst, Div Environm Sci, New Delhi 110012, India

 

Sinha P, Dube BK, Srivastava P, Chatterjee C (2006) Alteration in uptake and translocation of essential nutrients in cabbage by excess lead. Chemosphere 65, 651-6. Contact: Chatterjee, C.; Univ Lucknow, Dept Bot, Lucknow 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Smallegange RC, Everaarts TC, Van Loon JJA (2006) Associative learning of visual and gustatory cues in the large cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae. Animal Biology (Leiden) 56, 157-72. Contact: Van Loon, Joop J. A.; Wageningen Univ, Lab Entomol, POB 8031, NL-6700 EH Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Snyder WE, Snyder GB, Finke DL, Straub CS (2006) Predator biodiversity strengthens herbivore suppression. Ecology Letters 9, 789-96. Contact: Snyder, William E. ; Washington State Univ, Dept Entomol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA

 

Sodhi YS, Chandra A, Verma JK, Arumugam N, Mukhopadhyay A, Gupta V, Pental D, Pradhan AK (2006) A new cytoplasmic male sterility system for hybrid seed production in Indian oilseed mustard Brassica juncea. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114, 93-9. Contact: Sodhi, Y. S. ; Univ Delhi, Ctr Genet Manipulat Crop Plants, South Campus,Benito Juarez Rd, New Delhi 110021, India

 

Song L, Lori R, Thornalley PJ (2006) Purification of major glucosinolates from Brassicaceae seeds and preparation of isothiocyanate and amine metabolites. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, 1271-80. Contact: Thornalley, Paul J.; Univ Essex, Dept Biol Sci, Dis Mech and Therapeut Res Grp, Wivenhoe Pk, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, UK

 

Song E-S, Park Y-J, Chae S-C, Kim J-G, Cho H-J, Lee G-B, Lee B-M (2006) Construction of a bacterial artificial chromosome library and characterization of hrp/hrc gene cluster of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar tagetis LMG5090. Biotechnology Letters 28, 969-77. Contact: Lee, Byoung-Moo; Natl Inst Agr Biotechnol, Rural Dev Adm, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Sparrow PAC, Dale PJ, Irwin JA (2006) Brassica oleracea. In 'Methods in Molecular Biology' pp. 417-26. (HUMANA PRESS INC)

 

Sretenovic-Rajicic T, Ninkovic S, Miljus-Dukic J, Vinterhalter B, Vinterhalter D (2006) Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of Brassica oleracea var. sabauda and B-oleracea var. capitata. Biologia Plantarum (Prague) 50, 525-30. Contact: Ninkovic, S. ; IPK Gatersleben, Mol Markers Res Grp, Correnstr 3, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany

 

Suarez-Vargas AD, Bautista-Martinez N, Valdez-Carrasco J, Angulo-Ormeno A, Alatorre-Rosas R, Vera-Graziano J, Equihua-Martinez A, Manuel-Pinto V (2006) Population fluctuation of Copitarsia decolora (Guenee) and its association with comercial crucifers. Agrociencia 40, 501-9. Contact: Suarez-Vargas, A. Delia ; Colegio Postgrad, Campus Montecillo, Montecillo 56230, Estado Mexi, Mexico

 

Surviliene E, Dambrauskiene E (2006) Effect of different active ingredients of fungicides on Alternaria spp. growth in vitro. Agronomy Research 4, 403-6. Contact: Surviliene, E. ; Lithuanian Inst Hort, LT-54333 Babtai, Kaunas Distr, Lithuania

 

Tabone E, Bardon C, Pintureau B, Alauzet C (2006) Importance of host oviposition pattern and plant size for the selection of Trichogramma strains to control the diamondback moth. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 119, 47-51. Contact: Tabone, Elisabeth ; INRA, Unite Lutte Biol, 1382 Route Biot, F-06560 Valbonne, France

 

Tanaka N, Niikura S (2006) Genetic analysis of the developmental characteristics related to the earliness of head formation in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.). Breeding Science 56, 147-53. Contact: Tanaka, Norifumi ; Tohoku Seed Co, Kiyohara Breeding Stn, 1625 Nishihara, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 3213232, Japan

 

Tarumoto I (2006) Genetic studies on glossy leaves in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Jarq 40, 13-20. Contact: Tarumoto, Isao; Univ Osaka Prefecture, Grad Sch Agr and Biol Sci, Lab Genet and Plant Breeding, Suita, Osaka 5998231, Japan

 

Thakur BS (2006) Adaptability for yield in some mid-late and late group cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var botrytis) genotypes under the mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 76, 37-40. Contact: Thakur, Bhupinder Singh; Dr YS Parmar Univ Hort and Forestry, Reg Hort Res Stn, Kulu 175125, Himachal Prades, India

 

Town CD, Cheung F, et al. (2006) Comparative genomics of Brassica oleracea and Arabidopsis thaliana reveal gene loss, fragmentation, and dispersal after polyploidy. Plant Cell 18, 1348-59. Contact: Bancroft, Ian; Inst Genom Res, Rockville, MD 20850 USA

 

Trenerry VC, Caridi D, Elkins A, Donkor O, Jones R (2006) The determination of glucoraphanin in broccoli seeds and florets by solid phase extraction and micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. Food Chemistry 98, 179-87. Contact: Trenerry, V. Craige ; PIRVic DPI Werribee, 621 Sneydes Rd, Werribee, Vic 3030, Australia

 

Udall JA, Quijada PA, Lambert B, Osborn TC (2006) Quantitative trait analysis of seed yield and other complex traits in hybrid spring rapeseed (Brassica napus L.): 2. Identification of alleles from unadapted germplasm. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 113, 597-609. Contact: Osborn, Thomas C.; Iowa State Univ, Dept Ecol Evolut and Organismal Biol, Ames, IA 50011 USA

 

Ulusoy MR, Olmez-Bayhan S (2006) Effect of certain Brassica plants on biology of the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae under laboratory conditions. Phytoparasitica 34, 133-8. Contact: Olmez-Bayhan, Selime; Univ Dicle, Dept Plant Protect, Diyarbakir, Turkey

 

Valette L, Fernandez X, Poulain S, Lizzani-Cuvelier L, Loiseau A-M (2006) Chemical composition of the volatile extracts from Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis "Romanesco' cauliflower seeds. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 21, 107-10. Contact: Fernandez, Xavier ; Fac Sci Nice Sophia Antipolis, Lab Aromes Synth Interact, Parc Valrose, F-06108 Nice 2, France

 

van Dam NM, Raaijmakers CE (2006) Local and systemic induced responses to cabbage root fly larvae (Delia radicum) in Brassica nigra and B-oleracea. Chemoecology 16, 17-24. Contact: van Dam, Nicole M. ; Netherlands Inst Ecol NIOO KNAW, POB 40, NL-6666 ZG Heteren, Netherlands

 

Van Deynze A, Stoffel K (2006) High-throughput DNA extraction from seeds. Seed Science and Technology 34, 741-5. Contact: Van Deynze, A. ; Univ Calif Davis, Seed Biotechnol Ctr, Davis, CA 95616 USA

 

Vandemark GJ, Ariss JJ, Bauchan GA, Larsen RC, Hughes TJ (2006) Estimating genetic relationships among historical sources of alfalfa germplasm and selected cultivars with sequence related amplified polymorphisms. Euphytica 152, 9-16. Contact: Vandemark, G. J. ; Univ Wisconsin, Dept Plant Pathol, Madison, WI USA

 

Vanholme B, Mitreva M, Van Criekinge W, Logghe M, Bird D, McCarter JP, Gheysen G (2006) Detection of putative secreted proteins in the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii. Parasitology Research 98, 414-24. Contact: Gheysen, Godelieve; Univ Ghent, Fac Biosci Engn, Dept Mol Biotechnol, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

 

Vergara F, Svatos A, Schneider B, Reichelt M, Gershenzon J, Wittstock U (2006) Glycine conjugates in a lepidopteran insect herbivore - The metabolism of benzylglucosinolate in the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. ChemBioChem 7, 1982-9. Contact: Wittstock, Ute; Tech Univ Carolo Wilhelmina Braunschweig, Inst Pharmazeut Biol, Mendelssohnstr 1, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany

 

Vicente JG, Everett B, Roberts SJ (2006) Identification of isolates that cause a leaf spot disease of brassicas as Xanthomonas campestris pv. raphani and pathogenic and genetic comparison with related pathovars. Phytopathology 96, 735-45. Contact: Vicente, J. G. ; Univ Warwick, Warwick HRI, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK

 

Vidal-Martinez JL, Nunez-Escobar R, Lazcano-Ferrat I, Etchevers-Barra JD, Carrillo-Gonzalez R (2006) Potassium nutrition of broccoli (Brassica olearacea) with conventional management and fertigation in a vertisol in greenhouse. Agrociencia 40, 1-11. Contact: Vidal-Martinez, J. Luis ; Recursos Nat, Campus Montecillo,Col Postgrad, Mexico City 56230, DF, Mexico

 

Vrchovska V, Sousa C, Valentao P, Ferreres F, Pereira JA, Seabra RM, Andrade PB (2006) Antioxidative properties of tronchuda cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC) external leaves against DPPH, superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical and hypochlorous acid. Food Chemistry 98, 416-25. Contact: Andrade, Paula B.; Univ Porto, Fac Farm, REQUIMTE Serv Farmacognosia, P-4050047 Oporto, Portugal

 

Wadhwa M, Kaushal S, Bakshi MPS (2006) Nutritive evaluation of vegetable wastes as complete feed for goat bucks. Small Ruminant Research 64, 279-84. Contact: Bakshi, M. P. S.; Punjab Agr Univ, Dept Anim Nutr, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India

 

Walsh JA, Jenner CE (2006) Resistance to Turnip mosaic virus in the Brassicaceae. In 'Natural Resistance Mechanisms of Plants to Viruses' pp. 415-30. (SPRINGER)

 

Wan S-f, Zhang S-n, Zhang J (2006) Pollen mother cell mitosis and male gametophyte development in Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 26, 970-5. Contact: Zhang Shu-ning ; Nanjing Agr Univ, Coll Hort, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China

 

Wang C, Chen X, Lan T, Li H, Song W (2006) Cloning and transcript analyses of the chimeric gene associated with cytoplasmic male sterility in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis). Euphytica 151, 111-21. Contact: Wang, Chunguo ; Nankai Univ, Coll Life Sci, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China

 

Wanner H, Gu H, Guenther D, Hein S, Dorn S (2006) Tracing spatial distribution of parasitism in fields with flowering plant strips using stable isotope marking. Biological Control 39, 240-7. Contact: Dorn, Silvia; ETH, Inst Plant Sci Appl Entomol, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland

 

Wanner H, Gu H, Hattendorf B, Guenther D, Dorn S (2006) Using the stable isotope marker Ca-44 to study dispersal and host-foraging activity in parasitoids. Journal of Applied Ecology 43, 1031-9. Contact: Gu, Hainan ; CSIRO Entomol, Black Mt Labs, Clunies Ross St, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

 

Watson-Jones SJ, Maxted N, Ford-Lloyd BV (2006) Population baseline data for monitoring genetic diversity loss for 2010: A case study for Brassica species in the UK. Biological Conservation 132, 490-9. Contact: Watson-Jones, S. J. ; Univ Birmingham, Sch Biosci, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, UK

 

Wei W, Zhang S, Li J, Wang L, Chen B, Fang X, Wang Z, Luo L (2006) Analysis of F-1 hybrid and BC1 monosomic alien addition line plants from Brassica oleracea x Sinapis alba by GISH. Chinese Science Bulletin 51, 2872-7. Contact: Wei Wenhui ; Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Oil Crops, Wuhan 430062, Peoples R China

 

Wennberg M, Ekvall J, Olsson K, Nyman M (2006) Changes in carbohydrate and glucosinolate composition in white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) during blanching and treatment with acetic acid. Food Chemistry 95, 226-36. Contact: Nyman, Margareta; Lund Univ, Lund Inst Technol, Ctr Chem and Chem Engn, POB 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden

 

Westereng B, Yousif O, Michaelsen TE, Knutsen SH, Samuelsen AB (2006) Pectin isolated from white cabbage - structure and complement-fixing activity. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 50, 746-55. Contact: Westereng, Bjorge ; Norwegian Food Res Inst, Osloveien 1, N-1430 As, Norway

 

Windsor AJ, Schranz ME, Formanova N, Gebauer-Jung S, Bishop JG, Schnabelrauch D, Kroymann J, Mitchell-Olds T (2006) Partial shotgun sequencing of the Boechera stricta genome reveals extensive microsynteny and promoter conservation with Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 140, 1169-82. Contact: Windsor, Aaron J. ; Duke Univ, Dept Biol, Box 91000, Durham, NC 27708 USA

 

Wintermantel WM, Wisler GC (2006) Vector specificity, host range, and genetic diversity of Tomato chlorosis virus. Plant Disease 90, 814-9. Contact: Wintermantel, William M. ; USDA ARS, Salinas, CA USA

 

Winton LM, Leiner RH, Krohn AL (2006) Genetic diversity of Sclerotinia species from Alaskan vegetable crops. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 28, 426-34. Contact: Winton, Loretta M. ; Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Sch Nat Resources and Agr Sci, USDA, ARS,Subarct Agr Res Unit, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA

 

Wold A-B, Wicklund T, Haffner K (2006) Antioxidant activity in commonly grown and consumed vegetables: a screening survey. Journal of Applied Botany 80, 111-5. Contact: Wold, Anne-Berit ; Norwegian Univ Life Sci, Dept Plant and Environm Sci, POB 5003, N-1432 As, Norway

 

Wold AB, Rosenfeld H, Lea P, Baugerod H (2006) The effect of CA and conventional storage on antioxidant activity and vitamin C in red and white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) and savoy (Brassica oleracea var. sabauda L.). European Journal of Horticultural Science 71, 212-6. Contact: Wold, A. -B. ; Norwegian Univ Life Sci, Dept Plant and Environm Sci, POB 5003, N-1432 As, Norway

 

Wu Y-y, Zhang H-p, Wu D-y, Liu J, Li G-x (2006) Relations between carbonic anhydrase activities and photosynthetic rates in the leaves and pods of plants. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 26, 2094-8. Contact: Wu Yan-you ; Jiangsu Univ, Prov Key Lab Morden Agr Equipment, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

 

Wu X-l, Tian X-l, Wang Y-q, Duan L-s, Wang B-m, Sun D-l, Zhao Q-c, Li Z-h (2006) Physiological mechanism of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis seedlings to resist black rot. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 26, 484-9. Contact: Li Zhao-hu; China Agr Univ, Coll Agron and Biotechnol, Beijing 100094, Peoples R China

 

Wurst S, Langel R, Rodger S, Scheu S (2006) Effects of belowground biota on primary and secondary metabolites in Brassica oleracea. Chemoecology 16, 69-73. Contact: Wurst, Susanne ; Netherlands Inst Ecol NIOO KNAW, Ctr Terr Ecol, POB 40, NL-6666 ZG Heteren, Netherlands

 

Yang R-Y, Tsou SCS, Lee T-C, Wu W-J, Hanson PM, Kuo G, Engle LM, Lai P-Y (2006) Distribution of 127 edible plant species for antioxidant activities by two assays. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 86, 2395-403. Contact: Yang, Ray-Yu ; AVRDC, Nutr Unit, World Vegetable Ctr, Tainan 741, Taiwan

 

Yang K, Qi H-Y, Zhu L-Q, Wang X-J (2006) Localization of S genes on extended DNA fibers (EDFs) in Brassica oleracea by high-resolution FISH. Acta Genetica Sinica 33, 277-84. Contact: Zhu Li-Quan ; SW Univ, Coll Agron and Life Sci, Chongqing 400716, Peoples R China

 

Yoon KY, Woodams EE, Hang YD (2006) Production of probiotic cabbage juice by lactic acid bacteria. Bioresource Technology 97, 1427-30. Contact: Hang, Yong D.; Cornell Univ, Dept Food Sci and Technol, Geneva, NY 14456 USA

 

Yue M, Luo C, Guo X-J, Zhang Z-L (2006) Probing and feeding behaviors of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) B biotype on three host plants. Acta Entomologica Sinica 49, 625-9. Contact: Luo Chen ; Beijing Acad Agr and Forestry Sci, Inst Plant and Environm Protect, Beijing 100089, Peoples R China

 

Zang L-S, Chen W-Q, Liu S-S (2006) Comparison of performance on different host plants between the B biotype and a non-B biotype of Bemisia tabaci from Zhejiang, China. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 121, 221-7. Contact: Liu, Shu-Sheng; Zhejiang Univ, Inst Insect Sci, 268 Kaixuan Rd, Hangzhou 310029, Zhejiang, Peoples R China

 

Zeng C-L, Wu X-M, Wang J-B (2006) Seed coat development and its evolutionary implications in diploid and amphidiploid Brassica species. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica 48, 15-25. Contact: Zeng, Chang-Li ; Wuhan Univ, Key Lab MOE Plant Dev Biol, Coll Life Sci, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China

 

Zenkteler M, Zenkteler E, Dostatnia I (2006) Somatic embryogenesis from broccoli stigmas in tissue culture. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica 48, 121-5. Contact: Zenkteler, Maciej ; Adam Mickiewicz Univ Poznan, Dept Gen Bot, Inst Expt Biol, Ul Umultowska 89, PL-61614 Poznan, Poland

 

Zhang Y, Munday R, Jobson HE, Munday CM, Lister C, Wilson P, Fahey JW, Mhawech-Fauceglia P (2006) Induction of GST and NQO1 in cultured bladder cells and in the urinary bladders of rats by an extract of broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica) sprouts. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54, 9370-6. Contact: Zhang, Yuesheng ; Roswell Pk Canc Inst, Dept Chemoprevent, Buffalo, NY 14263 USA

 

Zhang G, Zhou W (2006) Genetic analyses of agronomic and seed quality traits of synthetic oilseed Brassica napus produced from interspecific hybridization of B. campestris and B. oleracea. Journal of Genetics 85, 45-51. Contact: Zhou, Weijun; Zhejiang Univ, Coll Agr and Biotechnol, Inst Crop Sci, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Zhu Y-Y, Yang X-F, Hou R-X, Li S-J, Wu Q-S (2006) Extraction and RAPD analysis of mitochondrial DNA of cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) line in broccoli. Wuhan Zhiwuxue Yanjiu 24, 505-8. Contact: Zhu Yu-Ying ; Shanghai Acad Agr Sci, Hort Res Inst, Shanghai 201106, Peoples R China

 

Ziolkowski PA, Kaczmarek M, Babula D, Sadowski J (2006) Genome evolution in Arabidopsis/Brassica: conservation and divergence of ancient rearranged segments and their breakpoints. Plant Journal 47, 63-74. Contact: Sadowski, Jan; Adam Mickiewicz Univ Poznan, Dept Biotechnol, Miedzychodzka 5, PL-60371 Poznan, Poland

 

 

 


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