FIELD STUDIES OF MOISTURE AVAILABILITY EFFECTS ON GLUCOSINOLATE AND OIL CONCENTRATION IN THE SEED OF RAPE, (Brassica napus L.) AND TURNIP RAPE (Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs).

1990 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. MAILER ◽  
J. E. PRATLEY
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Turnip Rape ◽  
Glucosinolate Concentration ◽  
Oil Concentration

Field studies of water availability during development and glucosinolate concentration in mature seed showed that glucosinolate concentration was closely correlated (R2 = 34 – 82%) with evapotranspiration between anthesis and maturity. Glucosinolate concentration increased with increasing moisture to a maximum and then declined again at high water levels. Oil concentration also increased with increasing moisture availability.Key words: Rapeseed, Brassica napus L., Cruciferae, glucosinolate, water availability

Effects of applied sulfur on glucosinolate and oil concentrations in the seeds of rape (Brassica napus L.) and turnip rape (Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs)

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 617 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Mailer
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
New South ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Seed Meal ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Turnip Rape ◽  
Glucosinolate Concentration

The effect of sulfur availability on glucosinolate concentration in seed meal of glasshouse grown Brassica nupus cv. Wesbrook and Brassica rapa cv. Runyip was studied. In addition, field trials were evaluated to determine the degree of variability of glucosinolate concentrations in the seed and of sulfur in the plants of rapeseed grown at a number of sites throughout New South Wales.Glucosinolate concentration in seeds grown in the glasshouse increased (P < 0.01) in both cultivars with increasing sulfur application, ranging from an average of 5 8mol at 4 8g g-1 to 55 8mol at 100 8g g-1 sulfur. Bunyip containcd significantly higher concentrations (Pt0-01) than Wesbrook. Increased rates of sulfur application resulted in increased (P < 0.01) seed oil concentrations (from 28.7 to 37.6%), yield (3.1-27.1 g) and 1000-grain weights (2.1-2.9 g). Field trials showed site (P < 0.01) and cultivar (P<0.01) variation in glucosinolate levels. However, sulfur did not appear to be an independently limiting factor in field-grown plants.

Introgression of long pod genotype from spring rape (Brassica napus L.) into summer turnip rape (Brassica rapa L.)

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Lewis ◽  
D. L. Woods ◽  
B. F. Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Seed Size ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Interspecific Hybridisation ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Turnip Rape ◽  
Pod Length ◽  
Spring Rape

Long pod character from a summer Brassica napus L. line was introgressed into turnip rape B. rapa L. cultivar AC Sunshine resulting in progeny lines with significantly longer pods and larger seed size than those of AC Sunshine, but producing no yield advantage. Key words: Brassica rapa, Brassica napus, pod length, summer turnip rape, spring rape, interspecific hybridisation

Effects of water stress on glucosinolate and oil concentrations in the seeds of rape (Brassica napus L.) and turnip rape (Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris [Lam.] Briggs)

1987 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 707 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Mailer ◽  
PS Cornish
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Plant Water Stress ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Glucosinolate Concentration

Growing-season conditions influence the concentration of glucosinolates in the meal of rapeseed, but the reasons for this are unknown. We studied the effect of water stress on glucosinolate concentration in the seed meal of Brassica napus cv. Wesbrook and Brassica rapa cv. Bunyip. Plants were either wellwatered or given a reduced supply of water which was managed to produce a desired degree of plant water stress either throughout growth or only after flowering. Glucosinolate concentration in seeds increased (P<0.01) in both cultivars from an average 18.2 �mol/g in unstressed plants to 35.0 �mol/g under the influence of water stress. There was no significant difference between the 2 stressed treatments. Water stress also decreased (P < 0.0 1) seed oil concentrations (from 36.9 to 31.4%), yields (from 5.3 to 0.9 g/plant) and 1000-grain weights (from 4.1 to 3.0 g).

Root maggots (Delia spp., Diptera: Anthomyiidae) in prairie canola (Brassica napus L. and B. rapa L.): Spatial and temporal surveys of root damage and prediction of damage levels

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1171-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Soroka ◽  
L. M. Dosdall ◽  
O. O. Olfert ◽  
E. Seidle
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Root Damage ◽  
Weather Variables ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Northern Edge

The levels of infestation and damage to canola taproots caused by crucifer-feeding root maggots (Delia spp.)(Diptera: Anthomyiidae) were determined through surveys of commercial crops across the canola growing regions of western Canada. Canola root damage caused by Delia spp. maggots was measured at the end of the season by determining the percentage of plants infested (PPI) per field and estimating average damage levels (DL, on a scale of 0 to 5) to taproots. Over the course of the survey, 2890 canola fields were sampled. Infestation by root maggots occurred wherever canola is grown in western Canada. In the study, 96% of the fields surveyed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and 99.8% of the fields in Alberta showed evidence of root maggot feeding, with PPI much higher than in provincial surveys of a decade previously. Geographical ecoregion significantly affected both PPI and DL. The greatest amount of damage over the largest area was found in western and northwestern Alberta, although localized areas with severely damaged roots occurred along the northern edge of the entire Parkland ecoregion. Over the entire survey area, Brassica rapa L. roots had greater PPI and DL than B. napus L. roots, although species differences were not significant in Saskatchewan or Manitoba. Data from the survey were correlated with weather variables to develop a model predicting the levels of damage inflicted by root maggots to canola roots. Of the weather variables investigated, temperature, especially the average temperature in the preceding July and August, had the greatest in fluence on PPI and DL. The warmer the temperatures of the preceding July and August, the lower the PPI and DL in the current year. Likewise, previous year’s July and August precipitation influenced PPI and DL negatively. Other weather parameters had little consistent influence on PPI and DI. The predictive model for PPI and DL, developed from the 1995–1998 survey data, incorporated canola species, ecoregion, previous July-August and September-October temperatures and precipitation. The validity of the model was assessed using a set of survey data collected in Alberta from 1981 to 1983. Regression equations of predicted results on actual results were significant. However, r2 values for the regressions were low, in part because of the few ecoregions surveyed and the lack of canola species data recorded in the earlier survey, and because of the large increase in infestation levels since the earlier data were collected. The study is a first step in forecasting the effects of root maggots across a wide geographic area featuring many different canola production practices. Key words: Crucifer-feeding root maggots, Delia spp., canola, Brassica rapa, Brassica napus, pest forecasting, distribution of damage

Comparison of the effect of mur and nap cytoplasms on the performance of intercultivar summer rape hybrids

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresio C. Riungu ◽  
Peter B. E. McVetty
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Cytoplasmic Male Sterility ◽  
Male Sterility ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Hybrid Seed Production ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Oil Concentration ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Biological Cost ◽  
Hybrid Group

The performance of six isogenic pairs of male fertility restored, hand-crossed, summer rape (Brassica napus L.) hybrids, in the mur and nap cytoplasms, were investigated in four Manitoba environments. Hybrids in both cytoplasms exhibited high-parent heterosis for seed yield, total dry matter (TDM) and, to a lesser degree, harvest index (HI). Negative high parent heterosis for days to flowering, days to maturity, oil concentration and protein concentration was observed. Combined over hybrids within cytoplasms, the mur and nap cytoplasmic hybrid groups differed in oil concentration in all environments, and in protein concentration in one of four environments. Similarly, the mur hybrid group was lower-yielding and had lower TDM, HI and oil concentration, but higher protein concentration than the nap hybrid group. Even though there are some biological costs associated with the mur cytoplasm, especially for oil concentration, it appears that the mur cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system has good potential for use in summer rape hybrid cultivar breeding and commercial hybrid seed production, since hybrids in the mur cytoplasm display heterosis for many traits in absolute terms. Key words: Biological cost, Brassica napus L., cytoplasmic male sterility, heterosis, hybrid

Cartier BX summer oilseed rape

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Rimmer ◽  
R. Scarth ◽  
P. B. E. McVetty
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Oilseed Rape ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Blackleg Disease ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Oil Concentration ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Moderately Resistant

Cartier BX is the fourth in the Navigator® series of summer oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) canola cultivars, which are resistant to Compas® herbicide, a mix of herbicides including the broadleaf herbicide bromoxynil. It is 32 kg ha–1 (1.3%) higher yielding than the mean of the check cultivars Defender, AC Excel and Legacy, is 5 g kg–1 lower in oil concentration and is 11 g kg–1 higher in protein concentration than the means of the check cultivars, respectively. Cartier BX is moderately resistant to blackleg disease. Cartier BX is adapted to the long- and mid-season B. napus canola-growing areas of western Canada. Key words: Oilseed rape (summer), bromoxynil resistance, Navigator® , Compas®

Armor BX summer oilseed rape

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. E. McVetty ◽  
S. R. Rimmer ◽  
R. Scarth
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Oilseed Rape ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Oil Concentration ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Moderately Resistant

Armor BX is the first in the Navigator® series of summer oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) canola cultivars, which are resistant to Compas® herbicide, a mix of herbicides including the broadleaf herbicide bromoxynil. It is 60 kg ha–1 (2.5%) higher yielding than the mean of the checks Cyclone, AC Excel and Legend, is 1 g kg–1 higher than the mean of the checks for oil concentration and is moderately resistant to blackleg. Armor BX is adapted to the long- and mid-season B. napus canola-rowing areas of western Canada. Key words: Oilseed rape (summer), bromoxynil resistance, Navigator®, Compas®

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