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Popularity of Brassica rapa over time

[Plots of numbers of papers mentioning Brassica rapa (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

 

 

Anonymous (2007) Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants. In 'Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants'. (SPRINGER)

 

Abdel-Farid BB, Kim HK, Choi YH, Verpoorte R (2007) Metabolic characterization of Brassica rapa leaves by NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55, 7936-43. Contact: Choi, Young Hae ; Leiden Univ, Inst Biol, Div Pharmacognosy, Metab Sect, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands

 

Abel S, Becker HC (2007) The effect of autopolyploidy on biomass production in homozygous lines of Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea. Plant Breeding 126, 642-3. Contact: Becker, H. C.; Univ Gottingen, Dept Crop Sci, Von Siebold-Str 8, D-37075 Gottingen, Germany

 

Albertin W, Alix K, Balliau T, Brabant P, Davanture M, Malosse C, Valot B, Thiellement H (2007) Differential regulation of gene products in newly synthesized Brassica napus allotetraploids is not related to protein function nor subcellular localization. BMC Genomics 8. Contact: Albertin, Warren ; Univ Paris 06, INA PG, CNRS, INRA,UMR Genet Vegetale, La Ferme Moulon, F-91190 Gif Sur Yvette, France

 

Alessandro MS, Galmarini CR (2007) Inheritance of vernalization requirement in carrot. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 132, 525-9. Contact: Galmarini, Claudio R.; Inst Nacl Tecnol Agropecuaria, Estac Expt Agropecuaria Consulta, Ex Ruta 40,Km 96,PC 5567,CC 8, Mendoza, Argentina

 

Ali A, Rizvi PQ (2007) Developmental response of cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera : Pieridae) on different cole crops under laboratory and field condition. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 6, 1241-5. Contact: Ali, Arshad ; Aligarh Muslim Univ, Fac Agr Sci, Dept Plant Protect, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Allender CJ, Allainguillaume J, Lynn J, King GJ (2007) Simple sequence repeats reveal uneven distribution of genetic diversity in chloroplast genomes of Brassica oleracea L. and (n=9) wild relatives. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114, 609-18. Contact: Allender, C. J. ; Warwick HRI, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK

 

Anisimov A, Koivu K, Kanerva A, Kaijalainen S, Juntunen K, Kuvshinov V (2007) Cloning of new rubisco promoters from Brassica rapa and determination of their activity in stably transformed Brassica napus and Nicotiana tabacum plants. Molecular Breeding 19, 241-53. Contact: Anisimov, Andrey ; UniCorp Ltd, Helsinki Business and Sci Pk, Viikinkaari 4, Helsinki, Finland

 

Anonymous (2007) Weeds in brassica oil crops. Bulletin OEPP 37, 36-9.

 

Arla ML, Yu F, Christianson J, Kuzmicz S, Rimmer SR (2007) Identification of avirulence genes in Leptosphaeria maculans corresponding to resistance genes LepR1, LepR2, and LepR3 to blackleg in Brassica napus. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 29. Contact: Arla, M. L. ; Saskatoon Res Ctr, Agr and Agri Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada

 

Ashraf M, Kahlown MA, Ashfaq A (2007) Impact of small dams on agriculture and groundwater development: A case study from Pakistan. Agricultural Water Management 92, 90-8. Contact: Ashraf, M. ; Pakistan Council Res Water Resources, Khyaban E Johar Rd H-8-1, Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Azmat R, Uzma, Uddin F (2007) Biosorption of toxic metals from solid sewage sludge by marine green algae. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 6, 42-5. Contact: Azmat, Rafia ; Jinnah Univ Wome 5C Nazimabad, Dept Chem, Karachi 74600, Pakistan

 

Barker JE, Poppy GM, Payne CC (2007) Suitability of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model for host plant-Plutella xylostella-Cotesia plutellae interactions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 122, 17-26. Contact: Poppy, G. M. ; Univ Southampton, Sch Biol Sci, Southampton SO16 7PX, Hants, UK

 

Basunanda P, Spiller TH, Hasan M, Gehringer A, Schondelmaier J, Luehs W, Friedt W, Snowdon RJ (2007) Marker-assisted increase of genetic diversity in a double-low seed quality winter oilseed rape genetic background. Plant Breeding 126, 581-7. Contact: Snowdon, R. J.; Univ Giessen, Res Ctr BioSyst Land Use and Nutr, Dept Plant Breeding, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany

 

Bellostas N, Sorensen JC, Sorensen H (2007) Profiling glucosinolates in vegetative and reproductive tissues of four Brassica species of the U-triangle for their biofumigation potential. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 87, 1586-94. Contact: Sorensen, Hilmer; Univ Copenhagen, Fac Life Sci, Dept Nat Sci Biochem and Nat Prod Chem, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark

 

Bilger W, Rolland M, Nybakken L (2007) UV screening in higher plants induced by low temperature in the absence of UV-B radiation. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 6, 190-5. Contact: Bilger, Wolfgang ; Univ Kiel, Inst Bot, Olshaussenstr 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany

 

Blake JA, Lee KW, Morris TJ, Elthon TE (2007) Effects of turnip crinkle virus infection on the structure and function of mitochondria and expression of stress proteins in turnips. Physiologia Plantarum 129, 698-706. Contact: Elthon, Thomas E.; Univ Nebraska, Sch Biol Sci, Ctr Biotechnol, Agron and Hort Dep, E249 Beadle Ctr, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA

 

Blande JD, Pickett JA, Poppy GM (2007) A comparison of semiochemically mediated interactions involving specialist and generalist Brassica-feeding aphids and the braconid parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33, 767-79. Contact: Blande, J. D. ; Univ Kuopio, POB 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland

 

Boys EF, Roques SE, Ashby AM, Evans N, Latunde-Dada AO, Thomas JE, West JS, Fitt BDL (2007) Resistance to infection by stealth: Brassica napus (winter oilseed rape) and Pyrenopeziza brassicae (light leaf spot). European Journal of Plant Pathology 118, 307-21. Contact: Boys, E. F. ; Rothamsted Res, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, Herts, UK

 

Bull CT, Koike ST (2007) Emergence of bacterial blight of crucifers in California and the US. Phytopathology 97. Contact: Bull, C. T. ; USDA ARS, Salinas, CA USA

 

Burdzinski C, Wendell DL (2007) Mapping the Anthocyaninless (anl) locus in rapid-cycling Brassica rapa (RBr) to linkage group R9. BMC Genetics 8. Contact: Wendell, Douglas L.; Oakland Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 2200 N Squirrel Rd, Rochester, MI 48309 USA

 

Calderon FJ, Reeves JB, III, Foster JG, Clapham WM, Fedders JM, Vigil MF, Henry WB (2007) Comparison of diffuse reflectance Fourier transform mid-infrared and near-infrared spectroscopy with grating-based near-infrared for the determination of fatty acids in forages. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55, 8302-9. Contact: Calderon, Francisco J. ; USDA ARS, Cent Great Plains Res Stn, 40335 Cty Rd GG, Akron, CO 80720 USA

 

Carcamo H, Olfert O, Dosdall L, Herle C, Beres B, Soroka J (2007) Resistance to cabbage seedpod weevil among selected Brassicaceae germplasm. Canadian Entomologist 139, 658-69. Contact: Carcamo, H. ; Lethbridge Res Ctr, Agr and Agri Food Canada, 5403 1st Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada

 

Carcamo HA, Dunn R, Dosdall LM, Olfert O (2007) Managing cabbage seedpod weevil in canola using a trap crop - A cornmercial field scale study in western Canada. Crop Protection 26, 1325-34. Contact: Carcamo, H. A. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Lethbridge Res Ctr, 5403-1st Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada

 

Chaouachi M, Giancola S, Romaniuk M, Laval V, Bertheau Y, Brunel D (2007) A strategy for designing multi-taxa specific reference gene systems. Example of application - ppi phosphofructokinase (ppi-PPF) used for the detection and quantification of three taxa: Maize (Zea mays), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and rice (Oryza sativa). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55, 8003-10. Contact: Brunel, Dominique; INRA, Unite Etud Polymorphisme Genomes Vegetaux EPGV, CNG, 2 Rue Gaston,CP5721, F-91057 Evry, France

 

Chen H-F, Wang H, Li Z-Y (2007) Production and genetic analysis of partial hybrids in intertribal crosses between Brassica species (B-rapa, B-napus) and Capsella bursa-pastoris. Plant Cell Reports 26, 1791-800. Contact: Li, Zai-Yun; Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Ctr Oil Crop Improvement Wuhan, Natl Ctr Crop Mol Breeding Technol, Natl Key Lab Crop Genet Improvement, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Chou JJ, Chen CP, Yeh JT (2007) Crop identification with wavelet packet analysis and weighted Bayesian distance. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 57, 88-98. Contact: Chou, Jui Jen ; Natl Taiwan Univ 1, Dept Bioind Mechatron Engn, Sect 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Cipollini D, Gruner B (2007) Cyanide in the chemical arsenal of garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata. Journal of Chemical Ecology 33, 85-94. Contact: Cipollini, Don ; Wright State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435 USA

 

Compes E, Palomares O, Fernandez-Nieto M, Escudero C, Cuesta-Herranz J (2007) Allergy to turnip seeds in a bird fancier. Allergy (Oxford) 62, 1472-3. Contact: Compes, E. ; Fdn Jimenez Diaz, Serv Alergia, Av Reyes Catolicos 2, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

 

Damsteegt VD, Scorza R, Stone AL, Schneider WL, Webb K, Demuth M, Gildow FE (2007) Prunus host range of Plum pox virus (PPV) in the United States by aphid and graft inoculation. Plant Disease 91, 18-23. Contact: Damsteegt, V. D. ; USDA ARS, Foreign Dis Weed Sci Res Unit, Ft Detrick, MD 21702 USA

 

Daniela AA, De Tullio MC (2007) Contrasting effects of increased ascorbate content on growth and development of long-clay and short-day grown Brassica rapa. Caryologia 60, 185-7. Contact: De Tullio, Mario C.; Univ Bari, Dipartimento Biol and Patol Vegetale, Via E Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy

 

De Pascale S, Maggio A, Pernice R, Fogliano V, Barbieri G (2007) Sulphur fertilization may improve the nutritional value of Brassica rapa L. subsp sylvestris. European Journal of Agronomy 26, 418-24. Contact: Maggio, Albino ; Univ Naples Federico II, Dept Agr Engn and Agron, Via Univ 100, I-80055 Portici, NA, Italy

 

Dechaine JM, Johnston JA, Brock MT, Weinig C (2007) Constraints on the evolution of adaptive plasticity: Costs of plasticity to density are expressed in segregating progenies. New Phytologist 176, 874-82. Contact: Dechaine, Jennifer M. ; Univ Minnesota, Dept Plant Biol, St Paul, MN 55108 USA

 

Deepak RR, Shashi P (2007) Packaging requirements of highly respiring produce under modified atmosphere: A review. Journal of Food Science and Technology 44, 10-5. Contact: Deepak, Raj Rai ; Punjab Agr Univ, Dept Proc and Food Engn, Coll Agr Engn, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India

 

Defilipis C, Pariani S, Jimenez A, Garcia MD (2007) Growth characterization of Brassica rapa var. pekinensis seedlings in plugs. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 39, 59-68. Contact: Defilipis, Cynthia ; Univ Nacl Lujan, Dept Technol, Int Rutas 5 y 7, RA-6700 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina

 

Dong D-K, Cao J-S, Shi K, Liu L-C (2007) Overdominance and epistasis are important for the genetic basis of heterosis in Brassica rapa. Hortscience 42, 1207-11. Contact: Cao, Jia-Shu ; Zhejiang Univ, Inst Vegetables Sci, 268 Kaixuan Rd, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

dos Santos KGB, Becker HC, Ecke W, Bellin U (2007) Molecular characterisation and chromosomal localisation of a telomere-like repetitive DNA sequence highly enriched in the C genome of Brassica. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 119, 147-53. Contact: dos Santos, K. Galvao Bezerra ; Univ Gottingen, Dept Crop Sci, DE-37073 Gottingen, Germany

 

Dosdall LM, Gibson GAP, Olfert O, Keddie BA, Ulmer BJ (2007) Contributions to the life history, host range, and distribution of Necremnus tidius (Hymenoptera : Eulophidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100, 861-8. Contact: Dosdall, L. M. ; Univ Alberta, Dept Agr Food and Nutr Sci, 4-10 Agr-Forestry Ctr, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada

 

Dunagan SC, Gilmore MS, Varekamp JC (2007) Effects of mercury on visible/near-infrared reflectance spectra of mustard spinach plants (Brassica rapa P.). Environmental Pollution 148, 301-11. Contact: Gilmore, Martha S. ; Wesleyan Univ, Dept Earth and Environm Sci, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459 USA

 

Elizabeth SV, Bender CL (2007) The phytotoxin coronatine from Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 functions as a virulence factor and influences defence pathways in edible brassicas. Molecular Plant Pathology 8, 83-92. Contact: Bender, Carol L.; Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Entomol and Plant Pathol, Noble Res Ctr 127, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA

 

Elliott RH, Mann LW, Olfert OO (2007) Effects of seed size and seed weight on seedling establishment, seedling vigour and tolerance of summer turnip rape (Brassica rapa) to flea beetles, Phyllotreta spp. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 87, 385-93. Contact: Elliott, R. H. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Saskatoon Res Ctr, 107 Sci Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada

 

Erwin TA, Jewell EG, et al. (2007) BASC: an integrated bioinformatics system for Brassica research. Nucleic Acids Research 35, D870-D3. Contact: Edwards, David; Victorian AgriBiosci Ctr, Dept Primary Ind, Plant Biotechnol Ctr, 1 Pk Dr, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia

 

Falk KL, Tokuhisa JG, Gershenzon J (2007) The effect of sulfur nutrition on plant glucosinolate content: Physiology and molecular mechanisms. Plant Biology (Stuttgart) 9, 573-81. Contact: Falk, K. L. ; Virginia Polytech Inst and State Univ, Dept Hort, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

 

Feng T-k, Li S-g, Wang Y-l, Luo Y-p (2007) Cloning and sequence analysis of beta-carotene hydroxylase gene from Nanfeng Orange (Citrus reticulata Blanco var. kinokuni (Tanaka) H. H. Hu). Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 27, 238-43. Contact: Feng Tang-kai ; Nanchang Univ, Coll Life Sci, Nanchang 330031, Peoples R China

 

Fernandes F, Valentao P, Sousa C, Pereira JA, Seabra RM, Andrade PB (2007) Chemical and antioxidative assessment of dietary turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa L.). Food Chemistry 105, 1003-10. Contact: Andrade, Paula B.; Univ Porto, Fac Farm, REQUIMTE, Serv Farmacognosia, R Anibal Cunha 164, P-4050047 Oporto, Portugal

 

Ferrie AMR, Keller WA (2007) Optimization of methods for using polyethylene glycol as a non-permeating osmoticum for the induction of microspore embryogenesis in the Brassicaceae. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology Plant 43, 348-55. Contact: Ferrie, A. M. R. ; Inst Plant Biotechnol, 110 Gymnasium Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W9, Canada

 

FitzJohn RG, Armstrong TT, Newstrom-Lloyd LE, Wilton AD, Cochrane M (2007) Hybridisation within Brassica and allied genera: evaluation of potential for transgene escape. Euphytica 158, 209-30. Contact: FitzJohn, Richard G. ; Landcare Res, PO Box 40, Canterbury 7640, New Zealand

 

Franks SJ, Sim S, Weis AE (2007) Rapid evolution of flowering time by an annual plant in response to a climate fluctuation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104, 1278-82. Contact: Franks, Steven J. ; Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Ecol and Evolutionary Biol, 321 Steinhaus Hall, Irvine, CA 92697 USA

 

Gaeta RT, Pires JC, Iniguez-Luy F, Leon E, Osborn TC (2007) Genomic changes in resynthesized Brassica napus and their effect on gene expression and phenotype. Plant Cell 19, 3403-17. Contact: Pires, J. Chris ; Univ Wisconsin, Dept Agron, 1575 Linden Dr, Madison, WI 53706 USA

 

Gan Y, Malhi SS, Brandt S, Katepa-Mupondwa E, Kutcher HR (2007) Brassica juncea canok in the northern Great Plains: Responses to diverse environments and nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal 99, 1208-18. Contact: Gan, Y. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agr Res Ctr, POB 1030,Airport Rd, Swift Current, SK S9H 3X2, Canada

 

Garg H, Banga S, Bansal P, Atri C, Banga SS (2007) Hybridizing Brassica rapa with wild crucifers Diplotaxis erucoides and Brassica maurorum. Euphytica 156, 417-24. Contact: Banga, S. S.; Punjab Agr Univ, Dept Plant Breeding Genet and Biotechnol, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India

 

Geddy R, Brown GG (2007) Genes encoding pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are not conserved in location in plant genomes and may be subject to diversifying selection. BMC Genomics 8. Contact: Brown, Gregory G.; McGill Univ, Dept Biol, Montreal, PQ H3A 1B1, Canada

 

Geng J-F, Zhu C-S, Zhang X-W, Cheng Y, Zhang Y-M, Hou X-L (2007) A genetic linkage map of nonheading Chinese cabbage. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 132, 816-23. Contact: Hou, Xi-Lin; Nanjing Agr Univ, State Key Lab Crop Genet and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China

 

Gerhardt F, Collinge SK (2007) Abiotic constraints eclipse biotic resistance in determining invasibility along experimental vernal pool gradients. Ecological Applications 17, 922-33. Contact: Gerhardt, Fritz ; NorthWoods Stewardship Ctr, POB 220, E Charleston, VT 05833 USA

 

Goodell K, Thomson JD (2007) Influence of bee species (Hymenoptera : Apiformes) with contrasting behaviors on pollen movement in a mustard, Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae) and the muskmelon Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae). Entomologia Generalis 29, 237-52. Contact: Goodell, Karen ; Ohio State Univ, Dept Evolut Ecol and Organismal Biol, 1179 Univ Dr, Granville, OH 43023 USA

 

Guerin J, Parent L-E, Abdelhafid R (2007) Agri-environmental thresholds using mehlich III soil phosphorus saturation index for vegetables in histosols. Journal of Environmental Quality 36, 975-82. Contact: Parent, Leon-Etienne ; Univ Laval, Dept Soils and Agri Food Engn, Ste Foy, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada

 

Handa H (2007) Investigation of the origin and transmission of linear mitochondrial plasmid based on phylogenetic analysis in Japanese rapeseed varieties. Genome 50, 234-40. Contact: Handa, Hirokazu; Natl Inst Agrobiol Sci, Plant Genome Res Unit, 2-1-2 Kan Non Dai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058602, Japan

 

Hanley ME, Lamont BB, Fairbanks MM, Rafferty CM (2007) Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 8, 157-78. Contact: Hanley, Mick E. ; Univ Plymouth, Sch Biol Sci, Drakes Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, UK

 

Hong CP, Piao ZY, et al. (2007) Genomic distribution of simple sequence repeats in Brassica rapa. Molecules and Cells 23, 349-56. Contact: Lim, Yong Pyo; Chungnam Natl Univ, Dept Hort, Coll Agr and Life Sci, Taejon 305764, South Korea

 

Hong JK, Hwang JE, et al. (2007) Over-expression of Chinese cabbage phytocystatin 1 retards seed germination in Arabidopsis. Plant Science (Oxford) 172, 556-63. Contact: Lim, Chae Oh; Gyeongsang Natl Univ, Environm Biotechnol Res Ctr, Div Appl Life Sci BK21, Jinju 660701, South Korea

 

Huang X-J, Guo J, Qu Z-P, Huang L-L, Kang Z-S (2007) In silico cloning and sequence analysis of a TaLSD1 zinc finger protein gene from wheat infected by stripe rust fungus. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao 27, 2147-52. Contact: Huang Xin-Jie ; NW A and F Univ, Coll Plant Protect, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China

 

Huntley B (2007) Evolutionary response to climatic change? Heredity 98, 247-8. Contact: Huntley, B.; Univ Durham, Sch Biol and Biomed Sci, Inst Ecosyst Sci, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, UK

 

Hwang B-H, Gross K, Kim J (2007) Characterization of the gene encoding radish (Raphanus sativus L.) PG-inhibiting protein. Hortscience 42, 1014-5. Contact: Hwang, Byung-Ho ; Chung Ang Univ, Gyeonggido, South Korea

 

Ishikawa T, Okazaki K, Kuroda H, Itoh K, Mitsui T, Hori H (2007) Molecular cloning of Brassica rapa nitrilases and their expression during clubroot development. Molecular Plant Pathology 8, 623-37. Contact: Hori, Hidetaka; Niigata Univ, Inst Sci and Technol, Labs Appl Biosci, Niigata 9502181, Japan

 

Issarakraisila M, Ma Q, Turner DW (2007) Photosynthetic and growth responses of juvenile Chinese kale (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) and Caisin (Brassica rapa subsp parachinensis) to waterlogging and water deficit. Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 111, 107-13. Contact: Turner, David W.; Univ Western Australia, Fac Nat and Agr Sci, Sch Plant Biol, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia

 

Iwano M, Shiba H, et al. (2007) Actin dynamics in papilla cells of Brassica rapa during self- and cross-pollination. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 144, 72-81. Contact: Iwano, Megumi ; Nara Inst Sci and Technol, Grad Sch Biol Sci, Nara 6300101, Japan

 

Jacobs JL, Ward GN (2007) Effect of second-pond dairy effluent on turnip dry matter yield, nutritive characteristics, and mineral content. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, 884-92. Contact: Jacobs, J. L. ; Dept Primary Ind, 78 Henna St, Warrnambool, Vic 3280, Australia

 

James TK, Rahman A, Trolove M (2007) Optimising time of planting and herbicide application for control of problem weeds in maize. New Zealand Plant Protection 60, 183-8. Contact: James, T. K. ; AgRes, Ruakura Agr Res Ctr, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand

 

Jiang Y, Tian E, Li R, Chen L, Meng J (2007) Genetic diversity of Brassica carinata with emphasis on the interspecific crossability with B-rapa. Plant Breeding 126, 487-91. Contact: Meng, J.; Anhui Acad Agr Sci, Inst Crop Sci, Hefei 230031, Peoples R China

 

Jiang M, Cao J-S (2007) cDNA-AFLP reveals variation of sequence region trnF-ndhJ in cytoplasmic male sterile Chinese cabbage-pak-choi. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 34, 497-502. Contact: Cao Jia-Shu; Zhejiang Univ, Inst Sci Vegetales, Lab Cell and Mol Biol, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Jin Z-L, Ryu SH, et al. (2007) Over-expression of Chinese cabbage calreticulin 1b, BrCRT1b, induces initiation of organogenesis in Arabidopsis. Korean Journal of Genetics 29, 409-18. Contact: Lim, Chae Oh; Gyeongsang Natl Univ, Environm Biotechnol Natl Core Res Ctr, PMBBRC, Seoul 660701, South Korea

 

Johnson WC, III, Davis RF, Mullinix BG, Jr. (2007) An integrated system of summer solarization and fallow tillage for Cyperus esculentus and nematode management in the southeastern coastal plain. Crop Protection 26, 1660-6. Contact: Johnson, W. C., III ; USDA ARS, Tifton, GA 31793 USA

 

Kahlon TS, Chapman MH, Smith GE (2007) In vitro binding of bile acids by okra, beets, asparagus, eggplant, turnips, green beans, carrots, and cauliflower. Food Chemistry 103, 676-80. Contact: Kahlon, T. S. ; USDA ARS, Western Reg Res Ctr, 800 Buchanan St, Albany, CA 94710 USA

 

Kalinina IM (2007) Cortical microtubule disorientation is connected with root cell growth in clinorotated Brassica rapa seedlings. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 29. Contact: Kalinina, I. M.; NASU, Inst Bot, Dept Cell Biol, UA-01004 Kiev, Ukraine

 

Kashem MA, Kawai S (2007) Alleviation of cadmium phytotoxicity by magnesium in Japanese mustard spinach. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 53, 246-51. Contact: Kawai, Shigenao; Iwate Univ, Fac Agr, Lab Plant Physiol and Nutr, Ueda 3-18-8, Morioka, Iwate 0208550, Japan

 

Kattge J, Knorr W (2007) Temperature acclimation in a biochemical model of photosynthesis: a reanalysis of data from 36 species. Plant Cell and Environment 30, 1176-90. Contact: Kattge, Jens ; Max Planck Inst Biogeochem, Hans Knoll Str 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany

 

Kemp BP, Doughty J (2007) S cysteine-rich (SCR) binding domain analysis of the Brassica self-incompatibility S-locus receptor kinase. New Phytologist 175, 619-29. Contact: Doughty, James; Univ Bath, Dept Biochem and Biol, Claventon Down, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, UK

 

Kim JA, Yang T-J, et al. (2007) Isolation of circadian-associated genes in Brassica rapa by comparative genomics with Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecules and Cells 23, 145-53. Contact: Yang, Tae-Jin ; NIAB, Brassica Genom Team, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Kim S-Y, Park B-S, et al. (2007) Delayed flowering time in Arabidopsis and Brassica rapa by the overexpression of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) homologs isolated from Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp pekinensis). Plant Cell Reports 26, 327-36. Contact: Lee, Yeon-Hee; RDA, Natl Inst Agr Biotechnol, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Kim SH, Lee HS, Song WY, Choi KS, Hur Y (2007) Chloroplast-targeted BrMT1 (Brassica rapa type-1 metallothionein) enhances resistance to cadmium and ROS in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Journal of Plant Biology 50, 1-7. Contact: Choi, Kwan Sam ; Chungnam Natl Univ, Dept Appl Biol, Taejon 305764, South Korea

 

Klein A-M, Vaissiere BE, Cane JH, Steffan-Dewenter I, Cunningham SA, Kremen C, Tscharntke T (2007) Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 274, 303-13. Contact: Klein, Alexandra-Maria ; Univ Gottingen, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany

 

Koh LP (2007) Potential habitat and biodiversity losses from intensified biodiesel feedstock production. Conservation Biology 21, 1373-5. Contact: Koh, Lun Pin; Princeton Univ, Dept Ecol and Evolut Biol, 106A Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

 

Kopsell DA, McElroy JS, Sams CE, Kopsell DE (2007) Genetic variation in carotenoid concentrations among diploid and amphidiploid rapid-cycling Brassica species. Hortscience 42, 461-5. Contact: Kopsell, Dean A. ; Univ Tennessee, 252 Plant Sci,2431 Joe Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Korkina LG (2007) Phenylpropanoids as naturally occurring antioxidants: From plant defense to human health. Cellular and Molecular Biology (Noisy-Le-Grand) 53, 15-25. Contact: Korkina, L. G.; IRCCS, IDI, Rome, Italy

 

Korkmaz S, Onder S, Tomitaka Y, Ohshima K (2007) First report of Turnip mosaic virus on Brassicaceae crops in Turkey. Plant Pathology (Oxford) 56. Contact: Korkmaz, S. ; Univ Canakkale Onsekiz Mart, Fac Agr, Dept Plant Protect, TR-17020 Canakkale, Turkey

 

Kulshrestha Y, Husain Q (2007) Decolorization and degradation of acid dyes mediated by salt fractionated turnip (Brassica rapa) peroxidases. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 89, 255-67. Contact: Husain, Qayyum; Aligarh Muslim Univ, Dept Biochem, Fac Life Sci, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Kumar GNM, Iyer S, Knowles NR (2007) Extraction of RNA from fresh, frozen, and lyophilized tuber and root tissues. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55, 1674-8. Contact: Knowles, N. Richard; Washington State Univ, Dept Hort and Landscape Architecture, Postharvest Physiol and Biochem Lab, POB 646414, Pullman, WA 99164 USA

 

Kwon S-J, Kim D-H, et al. (2007) Terminal repeat retrotransposon in miniature (TRIM) as DNA markers in Brassica relatives. MGG Molecular Genetics and Genomics 278, 361-70. Contact: Yang, Tae-Jin ; Natl Inst Agr Biotechnol, RDA, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Leflon M, Brun H, Eber F, Delourme R, Lucas MO, Vallee P, Ermel M, Balesdent MH, Chevre AM (2007) Detection, introgression and localization of genes conferring specific resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans from Brassica rapa into B-napus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 115, 897-906. Contact: Chevre, A. M.; INRA Agrocampus, UMR 118, Ameliorat Plantes Biotechnol Vegetales, BP 35327, F-35653 Le Rheu, France

 

Lenssen AW, Johnson GD, Blodgett SL, Goosey HB (2007) Influence of tillage system, oilseed species, and insecticidal seed treatment on flea beetle (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) damage, oilseed production, and postharvest residue cover. Journal of Entomological Science 42, 1-10. Contact: Lenssen, Andrew W. ; USDA, ARS, 1500 N Cent Ave, Sidney, MT 59270 USA

 

Li S, Schonhof I, Krumbein A, Li L, Stuetzel H, Schreiner M (2007) Glucosinolate concentration in turnip (Brassica rapa ssp rapifera L.) roots as affected by nitrogen and sulfur supply. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55, 8452-7. Contact: Li, Shumin ; NE Agr Univ, Resource and Environm Coll, Harbin, Peoples R China

 

Li Z-y, Ge X-h (2007) Unique chromosome behavior and genetic control in Brassica x Orychophragmus wide hybrids: a review. Plant Cell Reports 26, 701-10. Contact: Li, Zai-yun ; Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Plant Sci and Technol, Natl Ctr Oil Crop Improvement, Natl Ctr Crop Mol Breeding,Natl Key Lab Crop Gene, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Li H, Kuo J, Barbetti MJ, Sivasithamparam K (2007) Differences in the responses of stem tissues of spring-type Brassica napus cultivars with polygenic resistance and single dominant gene-based resistance to inoculation with Leptosphaeria maculans. Canadian Journal of Botany 85, 191-203. Contact: Li, Hua ; Univ Western Australia, Fac Nat and Agr Sci, Sch Earth and Geog Sci, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia

 

Li M, Liu J, Wang Y, Yu L, Meng J (2007) Production of partial new-typed Brassica napus by introgression of genomic components from B-rapa and B-carinata. Journal of Genetics and Genomics 34, 460-8. Contact: Li, Maoteng ; Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Key Lab Crop Genet Improvement, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Li M, Zhang C, Qian W, Meng J (2007) Genetic diversity of Brassica species revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism and simple sequence repeat markers. Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology 48, 9-15. Contact: Meng, Jinling; Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Key Lab Crop Improvement, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Li CX, Sivasithamparam K, et al. (2007) Expression and relationships of resistance to white rust (Albugo candida) at cotyledonary, seedling, and. flowering stages in Brassica juncea germplasm from Australia, China, and India. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, 259-64. Contact: Barbetti, M. J.; Univ Western Australia, Fac Nat and Agr Sci, Sch Plant Biol, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia

 

Lim GAC, Jewell EG, Li X, Erwin TA, Love C, Batley J, Spangenberg G, Edwards D (2007) A comparative map viewer integrating genetic maps for Brassica and Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology 7. Contact: Edwards, David; Univ Queensland, Inst Mol Biosci, Australian Ctr Plant Funct Genom, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

 

Lim K-B, Yang T-J, et al. (2007) Characterization of the centromere and peri-centromere retrotransposons in Brassica rapa and their distribution in related Brassica species. ( vol 49, pg 173, 2007). Plant Journal 49. Contact: Park, Beom-Seok; NIAB, Brassica Genom Team, RDA, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Lim K-B, Yang T-J, et al. (2007) Characterization of the centromere and peri-centromere retrotransposons in Brassica rapa and their distribution in related Brassica species. Plant Journal 49, 173-83. Contact: Park, Beom-Seok; Kyungpook Natl Univ, Coll Agr and Life Sci, Sch Appl Biosci, Taegu 702701, South Korea

 

Lindeboom N, Wanasundara PKJPD (2007) Interference of phenolic compounds in Brassica napus, Brassica rapa and Sinapis alba seed extracts with the Lowry protein assay. Food Chemistry 104, 30-8. Contact: Wanasundara, P. K. J. P. D.; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Saskatoon Res Ctr, 107 Sci Pl, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada

 

Ling AE, Kaur J, et al. (2007) Characterization of simple sequence repeat markers derived in silico from Brassica rapa bacterial artificial chromosome sequences and their application in Brassica napus. Molecular Ecology Notes 7, 273-7. Contact: Batley, Jacqueline; Victorian AgriBiosci Ctr, Dept Primary Ind, Primary Ind Res Victoria, Ctr Plant Biotechnol, La Trobe R and D Pk,1 Pk Dr, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia

 

Liu M, Li Z-Y (2007) Genome doubling and chromosome elimination with fragment recombination leading to the formation of Brassica rapa-type plants with genomic alterations in crosses with Orychophragmus violaceus. Genome 50, 985-93. Contact: Li, Zai-Yun; Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Ctr Oil Crop Improvement, Natl Ctr Crop Mol Breeding Technol, Natl Key Lab Crop Genet Improvement, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Liu F, Ryschka U, Marthe F, Klocke E, Schumann G, Zhao H (2007) Culture and fusion of pollen protoplasts of Brassica oleracea L. var. italica with haploid mesophyll protoplasts of B-rapa L. ssp pekinensis. Protoplasma 231, 89-97. Contact: Klocke, E. ; Fed Ctr Breeding Res Cultivated Plants, Inst Hort Crops, Erwin Baur Str 27, D-06484 Quedlinburg, Germany

 

Liu L, Wang Y, Zhang T, Huang L, Xiang X, Cao J (2007) Isolation and characterisation of the microspore-related gene BcMF4 in Chinese cabbage-pak-choi and its functional identification in Arabidopsis. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 82, 133-9. Contact: Cao, Jiashu; Zhejiang Univ, Inst Vegetable Sci, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Lou P, Zhao J, et al. (2007) Quantitative trait loci for flowering time and morphological traits in multiple populations of Brassica rapa. Journal of Experimental Botany 58, 4005-16. Contact: Bonnema, Guusje; Wageningen Univ, Lab Plant Breeding, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, NL-6708 PB Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Lupwayi NZ, Clayton GW, O'Donovan JT, Harker KN, Turkington TK, Soon YK (2007) Phosphorus release during decomposition of crop residues under conventional and zero tillage. Soil & Tillage Research 95, 231-9. Contact: Lupwayi, N. Z. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Beaverlodge Res Farm, Box 29, Beaverlodge, AB T0H 0C0, Canada

 

Lysak MA, Cheung K, Kitschke M, Bures P (2007) Ancestral chromosomal blocks are triplicated in brassiceae species with varying chromosome number and genome size. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 145, 402-10. Contact: Lysak, Martin A. ; Masaryk Univ, Dept Funct Genom and Proteom, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic

 

MacDougall AS, Wilson SD (2007) Herbivory limits recrvitment in an old-field seed addition experiment. Ecology (Washington D C) 88, 1105-11. Contact: MacDougall, Andrew S. ; Univ Regina, Dept Biol, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada

 

Malhi SS, Johnston AM, Loeppky H, Vera CL, Beckie HJ, Bandara PMS (2007) Immediate effects of time and method of alfalfa termination on soil mineral nitrogen, moisture, weed control, and seed yield, quality, and nitrogen uptake. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30, 1059-81. Contact: Malhi, S. S. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Highway 6 S,POB 1240, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0, Canada

 

Malhi SS, Johnston AM, Schoenau JJ, Wang ZH, Vera CL (2007) Seasonal biomass accumulation and nutrient uptake of canola, mustard, and flax on a black chernozem soil in Saskatchewan. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30, 641-58. Contact: Malhi, S. S. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Res Farm,POB 1240, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0, Canada

 

Mani D, Kumar C, Srivastava RK (2007) Effect of calcium, zinc and organic matter on the up-take of cadmium in. Brassica rapa L. (Turnip). Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy Part B Biological Sciences 77, 263-76. Contact: Mani, Dinesh ; Univ Allahabad, Sheila Dhar Inst Soil Sci, Dept Chem, Allahabad 211002, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Matsumiya Y, Sumiyoshi S, Matsukura T, Kubo M (2007) Effect on epidermal cell of soybean protein-degraded products and structural determination of the root hair promoting peptide. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 77, 37-43. Contact: Kubo, Motoki; Ritsumeikan Univ, Fac Sci and Engn, Dept Biosci and Biotechnol, Nojihigashi,Kusatsu, Shiga 52585, Japan

 

Matto M, Husain Q (2007) Peroxide and redox mediators Decolorization of direct dyes by salt fractionated turnip proteins enhanced in the presence of hydrogen. Chemosphere 69, 338-45. Contact: Husain, Qayyurn; Aligarh Muslim Univ, Fac Life Sci, Dept Biochem, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Mittasch J, Strack D, Milkowski C (2007) Secondary product glycosyltransferases in seeds of Brassica napus. Planta (Berlin) 225, 515-22. Contact: Milkowski, Carsten; Leibniz Inst Plant Biochem, Dept Secondary Metab, Weinberg 3, D-06120 Halle, Germany

 

Monahos SG, Ignatov AN (2007) Molecular gene (Plasmodiofora brassicae Wor) marker usage in selection of peking cabbage (Brassica rapa L.). Izvestiya Timiryazevskoi Sel'skokhozyaistvennoi Akademii, 26-30.

 

Monfort WS, Csinos AS, Desaeger J, Seebold K, Webster TM, Diaz-Perez JC (2007) Evaluating Brassica species as an alternative control measure for root-knot nematode (M-incognita) in Georgia vegetable plasticulture. Crop Protection 26, 1359-68. Contact: Monfort, W. S. ; Extens Plant Pathol Rice Res and Extens Ctr, 2900 Hwy 130 E, Stuttgart, AR USA

 

Moon HS, Halfhill MD, Good LL, Raymer PL, Stewart CN, Jr. (2007) Characterization of directly transformed weedy Brassica rapa and introgressed B-rapa with Bt cry1Ac and gfp genes. Plant Cell Reports 26, 1001-10. Contact: Stewart, C. Neal, Jr.; Univ Tennessee, Dept PLant Sci, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA

 

Mueller C, Arand K (2007) Trade-offs in oviposition choice? Food-dependent performance and defence against predators of a herbivorous sawfly. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 124, 153-9. Contact: Mueller, Caroline ; Univ Bielefeld, Dept Chem Ecol, Univ Str 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany

 

Niwa R, Kumei T, Nomura Y, Yoshida S, Osaki M, Ezawa T (2007) Increase in soil pH due to Ca-rich organic matter application causes suppression of the clubroot disease of crucifers. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 39, 778-85. Contact: Niwa, Rieko ; Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Agr, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0608589, Japan

 

Norsworthy JK, Smith JP (2007) Tolerance of direct-seeded leafy greens to herbicides applied before or after crop emergence. Crop Protection 26, 1158-65. Contact: Norsworthy, Jason K. ; Univ Arkansas, Dept Crop Soil and Environm Sci, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA

 

Nunez-Farfan J, Fornoni J, Luis Valverde P (2007) The evolution of resistance and tolerance to herbivores. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics 38, 541-66. Contact: Nunez-Farfan, Juan ; Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ecol, Dept Ecol Evolut, Lab Genet Ecol and Evolut, AP 70-275 Dist Fed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

 

Obana S, Miyamoto K, Morita S, Ohmori M, Inubushi K (2007) Effect of Nostoc sp on soil characteristics, plant growth and nutrient uptake. Journal of Applied Phycology 19, 641-6. Contact: Inubushi, K.; Chiba Univ, Grad Sch Hort, Chiba 2718510, Japan

 

Ohshima K, Tomitaka Y, Wood JT, Minematsu Y, Kajiyama H, Tomimura K, Gibbs AJ (2007) Patterns of recombination in turnip mosaic virus genomic sequences indicate hotspots of recombination. Journal of General Virology 88, 298-315. Contact: Ohshima, Kazusato ; Saga Univ, Fac Agr, Lab Plant Virol, Saga 8408502, Japan

 

Okamoto S, Odashima M, Fujimoto R, Sato Y, Kitashiba H, Nishio T (2007) Self-compatibility in Brassica napus is caused by independent mutations in S-locus genes. Plant Journal 50, 391-400. Contact: Nishio, Takeshi; Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Agr Sci, Sendai, Miyagi 9818555, Japan

 

Okazaki K, Sakamoto K, Kikuchi R, Saito A, Togashi E, Kuginuki Y, Matsumoto S, Hirai M (2007) Mapping and characterization of FLC homologs and QTL analysis of flowering time in Brassica oleracea. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114, 595-608. Contact: Okazaki, K. ; Niigata Univ, Fac Agr, Niigata 9502181, Japan

 

Padilla G, Cartea ME, Velasco P, de Haro A, Ordas A (2007) Variation of glucosinolates in vegetable crops of Brassica rapa. Phytochemistry (Amsterdam) 68, 536-45. Contact: Cartea, Maria Elena ; CSIC, Dept Plant Genet, Mision Biol Galicia, Apartado 28, E-36080 Pontevedra, Spain

 

Peltonen-Sainio P, Jauhiainen L, Hannukkala A (2007) Declining rapeseed yields in Finland: how, why and what next? Journal of Agricultural Science 145, 587-98. Contact: Peltonen-Sainio, P. ; MTT Agrifood Res Finland, Plant Product Res, FI-31600 Jokioinen, Finland

 

Pieroni A, Houlihan L, Ansari N, Hussain B, Aslam S (2007) Medicinal perceptions of vegetables traditionally consumed by South-Asian migrants living in Bradford, Northern England. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 113, 100-10. Contact: Pieroni, Andrea ; Univ Bradford, Sch Life Sci, Div Pharm Practice, Richmond Bldg,Richmond Rd, Bradford BD7 1DP, W Yorkshire, UK

 

Pires JC (2007) Chromosome evolution in polyploids. Chromosome Research 15. Contact: Pires, J. Chris; Univ Missouri, Bond Life Sci Ctr, Columbia, MO 65211 USA

 

Qi X-H, Zhang M-F, Yang J-H (2007) Molecular phylogeny of Chinese vegetable mustard (Brassica juncea) based on the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54, 1709-16. Contact: Zhang, Ming-Fang ; Zhejiang Univ, Dept Hort Sci, Lab Genet Resourses and Funct Improvement Hort Plan, Hangzhou 310029, Peoples R China

 

Rahman M, McVetty PBE, Li G (2007) Development of SRAP, SNP and Multiplexed SCAR molecular markers for the major seed coat color gene in Brassica rapa L. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 115, 1101-7. Contact: Li, Genyi; Univ Manitoba, Dept Plant Sci, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada

 

Rajakaruna P, Khandekar S, Meulia T, Leisner SM (2007) Identification and host relations of turnip ringspot virus, a novel comovirus from Ohio. Plant Disease 91, 1212-20. Contact: Leisner, S. M.; Univ Toledo, Dept Sci Biol, 2801 W Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606 USA

 

Rebolledo R R, Palma M R, Klein K C, Aguilera P A (2007) Coccinellini (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) present indifferent plant strata in the IX Region of La Araucania (Chile). Idesia 25, 63-71. Contact: Rebolledo R., Ramon ; Univ La Frontera, Casilla, Chile

 

Roberts K, Love AJ, Laval V, Laird J, Tomos AD, Hooks MA, Milner JJ (2007) Long-distance movement of Cauliflower mosaic virus and host defence responses in Arabidopsis follow a predictable pattern that is determined by the leaf orthostichy. New Phytologist 175, 707-17. Contact: Milner, Joel J.; Univ Glasgow, Inst Biomed and Life Sci, Div Biochem and Mol Biol, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, UK

 

Roembke J, Jaensch S, Junker T, Pohl B, Scheffczyk A, Schallnass HJ (2007) The effect of tributyltin-oxide on earthworms, springtails, and plants in artificial and natural soils. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 52, 525-34. Contact: Roembke, J. ; ECT Oekotoxikol GmbH, Bottgerstr 2-14, D-65439 Florsheim, Germany

 

Roy MK, Takenaka M, Isobe S, Tsushida T (2007) Antioxidant potential, anti-proliferative activities, and phenolic content in water-soluble fractions of some commonly consumed vegetables: Effects of thermal treatment. Food Chemistry 103, 106-14. Contact: Roy, Molay Kumar ; Natl Food Res Inst, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058642, Japan

 

Rusholme RL, Higgins EE, Walsh JA, Lydiate DJ (2007) Genetic control of broad-spectrum resistance to turnip mosaic virus in Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage). Journal of General Virology 88, 3177-86. Contact: Walsh, John A. ; Univ Warwick, Warwick HRI, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK

 

Rygulla W, Friedt W, Seyis F, Luehs W, Eynck C, von Tiedemann A, Snowdon RJ (2007) Combination of resistance to Verticillium longisporum from zero erucic acid Brassica oleracea and oilseed Brassica rapa genotypes in resynthesized rapeseed (Brassica napus) lines. Plant Breeding 126, 596-602. Contact: Snowdon, R. J.; Univ Giessen, Res Ctr BioSyst Land Use and Nutr, Dept Plant Breeding, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany

 

Rygulla W, Snowdon RJ, Eynck C, Koopmann B, von Tiedemann A, Luehs W, Friedt W (2007) Broadening the genetic basis of Verticillium longisporum resistance in Brassica napus by interspecific hybridization. Phytopathology 97, 1391-6. Contact: Snowdon, R. J. ; Univ Giessen, Res Ctr Biosyst Land Use and Nutr, Dept Plant Breeding, Heinrich Buff Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany

 

Sakai S, Harada Y (2007) Optimum size and number of seeds when seeds suffer pre-dispersal predation. Evolutionary Ecology Research 9, 599-617. Contact: Sakai, Satoki ; Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Life Sci, Dept Ecol and Evolutionary Biol, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan

 

Salazar MO, Furlan RLE (2007) A rapid TLC autographic method for the detection of glucosidase inhibitors. Phytochemical Analysis 18, 209-12. Contact: Furlan, Ricardo L. E.; Univ Nacl Rosario, Catedra Farmacognosia, Fac Ciencias Bioquim and Farmaceut, Suipacha 531, RA-2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

 

Shams-Bakhsh M, Canto T, Palukaitis P (2007) Enhanced resistance and neutralization of defense responses by suppressors of RNA silencing. Virus Research 130, 103-9. Contact: Palukaitis, Peter; Tarbiat Modares Univ, Coll Agr, Dept Plant Pathol, Tehran, Iran

 

Shiba H, Takayania S (2007) RNA silencing systems and their relevance to allele-specific DNA methylation in plants. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 71, 2632-46. Contact: Shiba, Hiroshi ; Nara Inst Sci and Technol, Grad Sch Biol Sci, 8916-5 Takayama, Nara 630101, Japan

 

Sincik M, Bilgili U, Uzun A, Acikgoz E (2007) Short communication. Harvest stage effects on forage yield and quality for rape and turnip genotypes. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 5, 510-6. Contact: Acikgoz, E.; Uludag Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Field Crops, TR-16059 Bursa, Turkey

 

Singh RP, Singh AK, Singh RP (2007) The effect of the availability of bee forage and environmental conditions on the nesting of Apis dorsata Fabr. Journal of Apicultural Research 46, 276-81. Contact: Singh, Ramesh P. ; Narendra Deva Univ Agr and Technol, Apicultural and Insect Physiol Res Lab, Dept Entomol, Faizabad 224229, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

Sivakumar G, Aliboni A, Bacchetta L (2007) HPLC screening of anti-cancer sulforaphane from important European Brassica species. Food Chemistry 104, 1761-4. Contact: Bacchetta, L.; ENEA, BIOTEC GEN, Rome, Italy

 

Sivakumar G, Aliboni A, Antonini A, Bacchetta L (2007) Bioactive sulforaphane from in vitro propagated Brassica seedlings. Engineering in Life Sciences 7, 275-7. Contact: Bacchetta, L.; Biotech BAS, ENEA, Rome, Italy

 

Soengas P, Hand P, Vicente JG, Pole JM, Pink DAC (2007) Identification of quantitative trait loci for resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in Brassica rapa. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114, 637-45. Contact: Soengas, P. ; CSIC, Mision Biol Galicia, Aptdo 28, Pontevedra 36080, Spain

 

Soon YK, Arshad MA, Haq A, Lupwayi N (2007) The influence of 12 years of tillage and crop rotation on total and labile organic carbon in a sandy loam soil. Soil & Tillage Research 95, 38-46. Contact: Soon, Y. K. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Beaverlodge Res Farm, POB 29, Beaverlodge, AB T0H 0C0, Canada

 

Sugisaka J, Kawagoe T, Kudoh H (2007) Phenotypic plastisity of flowering time and its genetic basis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Japanese Journal of Ecology (Otsu) 57, 48-54. Contact: Sugisaka, Jiro ; Kobe Univ, Grad Sch Sci and Technol, Div Life Sci, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

 

Sullivan DG, Shaw JN, Price A, van Santen E (2007) Spectral reflectance properties of winter cover crops in the southeastern Coastal Plain. Agronomy Journal 99, 1587-96. Contact: Sullivan, D. G. ; USDA ARS, SE Watershed Res Lab, POB 748, Tifton, GA 31794 USA

 

Sun Z, Wang Z, Tu J, Zhang J, Yu F, McVetty PBE, Li G (2007) An ultradense genetic recombination map for Brassica napus, consisting of 13551 SRAP markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114, 1305-17. Contact: Li, Genyi; Univ Manitoba, Dept Plant Sci, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada

 

Takeda N, Azad MAK, Ishikawa K, Yoshimura T, Fujii J, Kawasoe S (2007) Development of soil activating agents for agriculture using bakuhan-seki. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment 5, 363-7. Contact: Takeda, Noriko ; Kochi Univ, Fac Agr, B 200 Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi 7838502, Japan

 

Takuno S, Kawahara T, Ohnishi O (2007) Phylogenetic relationships among cultivated types of Brassica rapa L. em. Metzg. as revealed by AFLP analysis. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54, 279-85. Contact: Takuno, Shohei ; Tohoku Univ, Lab Plant Breeding and Genet, Grad Sch Agr Sci, 1-1 Tsutsumidori, Sendai, Miyagi 9818555, Japan

 

Tel-Zur N, Goldman IL (2007) Analysis of sub-populations of rapid-cycling Brassica rapa following recurrent bi-directional selection for cotyledon size. Plant Breeding 126, 62-6. Contact: Tel-Zur, N. ; Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Jacob Blaustein Inst Desert Res, A Katz Dept Dryland Biotechnol, IL-84990 Sede Boqer, Israel

 

Upadhyay BM, Smith EG, Clayton GW, Harker KN, O'Donovan JT, Blackshaw RE (2007) Economic value of polymer seed coat for fall-seeded canola. Agronomy Journal 99, 489-93. Contact: Smith, E. G. ; Agr and Agri Food Canada, Lethbridge Res Ctr, POB 3000, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada

 

van Averbeke W, Juma KA, Tshikalange TE (2007) Yield response of African leafy vegetables to nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium: The case of Brassica rapa L. subsp chinensis and Solanum retroflexum Dun. Water SA (Pretoria) 33, 355-62. Contact: van Averbeke, W. ; Tshwane Univ Technol, Dept Crop Sci, Ctr Organ and Smallholder Agr, Private Bag X680, ZA-0001 Pretoria, South Africa

 

van Averbeke W, Tshikalange TE, Juma KA (2007) The commodity systems of Brassica rapa L. subsp chinensis and Solanum retroflexum Dun. in Vhembe, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Water SA (Pretoria) 33, 349-53. Contact: van Averbeke, W. ; Tshwane Univ Technol, Dept Crop Sci, Ctr Ogan and Smallholder Agr, Private Bag X680, ZA-0001 Pretoria, South Africa

 

van Rensburg WJ, van Averbeke W, Slabbert R, Faber M, van Jaarsveld P, van Heerden I, Wenhold F, Oelofse A (2007) African leafy vegetables in South Africa. Water SA (Pretoria) 33, 317-26. Contact: van Rensburg, Ws Jansen ; Agr Res Council, Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Inst, Private Bag X293, ZA-0001 Pretoria, South Africa

 

Wallace RW, Petty AK (2007) Differential response of processing spinach varieties to clopyralid tank-mixes. Weed Technology 21, 678-82. Contact: Wallace, Russell W. ; Texas A and M Univ, Res and Extens Ctr, Dept Hort Sci, 1102 E FM 1294, Lubbock, TX 79403 USA

 

Wang R, Ripley VL, Rakow G (2007) Pod shatter resistance evaluation in cultivars and breeding lines of Brassica napus, B-juncea and Sinapis alba. Plant Breeding 126, 588-95. Contact: Ripley, V. L. ; Dow AgroSci Canada Inc, 421 Downey Rd, Saskatoon, SK S7N4L8, Canada

 

Wang X, Zhou X, Lei C (2007) Development, survival and reproduction of the Brassica leaf beetle, Phaedon brassicae Baly (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) under different thermal conditions. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83, 143-51. Contact: Lei, Chaoliang; Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Plant Sci and Technol, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Wang T, Li H, Lu Y, Zhang J, Ye Z (2007) Identification and distribution of S haplotypes in Brassica vegetables from China. Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam) 112, 271-7. Contact: Ye, Zhibiao; Huazhong Agr Univ, Natl Key Lab Crop Genet Improvement, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Wang K, McSorley R, Gallaher RN (2007) Cover crops and organic mulches for nematode, weed and plant health management. Journal of Nematology 39. Contact: Wang, K. ; Univ Florida, Dept Entomol and Nematol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

 

Wechter WP, Farnham MW, Smith JP, Keinath AP (2007) Identification of resistance to peppery leaf spot among Brassica juncea and Brassica rapa plant introductions. Hortscience 42, 1140-3. Contact: Wechter, W. Patrick ; USDA ARS, US Vegetable Lab, 2700 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414 USA

 

Wu Y, Xiao L, Wu G, Lu C (2007) Cloning of fatty acid elongase 1 gene and molecular identification of A and C genome in Brassica species. Science in China Series C Life Sciences 50, 343-9. Contact: Lu ChangMing; Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Oil Crops Res Inst, Wuhan, Peoples R China

 

Wu J, Schat H, Sun R, Koornneef M, Wang X, Aarts MGM (2007) Characterization of natural variation for zinc, iron and manganese accumulation and zinc exposure response in Brassica rapa L. Plant and Soil 291, 167-80. Contact: Aarts, Mark G. M.; Univ Wageningen and Res Ctr, Genet Lab, Arboretumlaan 4, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Wu JG, Luan TG, Lan CY, Lo WH, Chan GYS (2007) Efficacy evaluation of low-concentration of ozonated water in removal of residual diazinon, parathion, methyl-parathion and cypermethrin on vegetable. Journal of Food Engineering 79, 803-9. Contact: Lan, C. Y. ; Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Life Sci, Ghangzhou 510275, Peoples R China

 

Wu J, Luan T, Lan C, Lo TWH, Chan GYS (2007) Removal of residual pesticides on vegetable using ozonated water. Food Control 18, 466-72. Contact: Luan, Tiangang ; Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Life Sci, State Key Lab Biocontrol, 135 Xingangxi Rd, Ghangzhou 510275, Peoples R China

 

Xia G-Q, Zhu J-Y, He Q-W, Zhao S-Y, Wang C-H (2007) Late-bolting transgenic chinese cabbage obtained by RNA interference technique. Zhiwu Shengli yu Fenzi Shengwuxue Xuebao 33, 411-6. Contact: He Qi-Wei ; Shandong Acad Agr Sci, Inst Vegetable Crops, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China

 

Xu C-Y, Rui-Hong W-Y, Li Z-Y (2007) Origin of new Brassica types from a single intergeneric hybrid between B-rapa and Orychophragmus violaceus by rapid chromosome evolution and introgression. Journal of Genetics 86, 249-57. Contact: Li, Zai-Yun; Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Plant Sci and Technol,Natl Key Lab Crop Genet, Natl Ctr Oil Crop Improvement Wuhan, Natl Ctr Crop Mol Breeding Technol, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

 

Yang X, Yu Y-J, Zhang F-L, Zoul Z-R, Zha X-Y, Zhang D-S, Xu J-B (2007) Linkage map construction and quantitative trait loci analysis for bolting based on a double haploid population of Brassica rapa. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 49, 664-71. Contact: Zhang, Feng-Lan ; NW A and F Univ, Coll Hort, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China

 

Yang T-J, Kwon S-J, et al. (2007) Characterization of terminal-repeat retrotransposon in miniature (TRIM) in Brassica relatives. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114, 627-36. Contact: Park, Beom-Seok; Natl Inst Agr Biotechnol, Brassica Genom Team, Rural Dev Adm, Suwon 441707, South Korea

 

Zabala F, del Rio L (2007) Screening the Brassica rapa NGRP collection for reaction to S-sclerotiorum. Phytopathology 97. Contact: Zabala, F. ; N Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58105 USA

 

Zhang S-H, Yang Q, Ma R-C (2007) Isolation, characterization and expression analysis of BrMyb from Erwinia carotovora subsp Carotovora diseased Chinese cabbage. African Journal of Biotechnology 6, 516-22. Contact: Ma, Rong-Cai; Beijing Acad Agr and Forestry Sci, Beijing Agro Biotechnol Res Ctr, Beijing 100089, Peoples R China

 

Zhang S-H, Yang Q, Ma R-C (2007) Erwinia carotovora ssp. Carotovora infection induced "defense lignin" accumulation and lignin biosynthetic gene expression in chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp pekinensis). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 49, 993-1002. Contact: Ma, Rong-Cai; Beijing Acad Agr and Forestry Sci, Beijing AgroBiotechnol Res Ctr, Beijing 100097, Peoples R China

 

Zhao J, Paulo M-J, Jamar D, Lou P, van Eeuwijk F, Bonnema G, Vreugdenhil D, Koornneef M (2007) Association mapping of leaf traits, flowering time, and phytate content in Brassica rapa. Genome 50, 963-73. Contact: Koornneef, Maarten; Univ Wageningen and Res Ctr, Genet Lab, Arboretumlaan 4, NL-6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

 

Zhou B, Li Y, Xu Z, Yan H, Homma S, Kawabata S (2007) Ultraviolet A-specific induction of anthocyanin blosynthesis in the swollen hypocotyls of turnip (Brassica rapa). Journal of Experimental Botany 58, 1771-81. Contact: Li, Yuhua ; NE Forestry Univ, Coll Life Sci, Harbin 150040, Peoples R China

 

 

 


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