Effects of burial, stem portion and cultivar on the decomposition of canola straw

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter V. Blenis ◽  
Pak S. Chow ◽  
Gary R. Stringam

Buried canola straw underwent 1.6 to 2 times as much decomposition as straw on the soil surface. Decomposition of Brassica napus L. was slightly less than that of B. rapa L. and cultivar effects were small in one year and insignificant in the other. Because treatment effects varied between stems and roots, plant portion likely should be considered in decomposition studies. Key words: canola, straw decomposition, burial, cultivars

1992 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Sheppard ◽  
W. G. Evenden

The halide elements are environmentally important and share some common attributes. The heaviest, I, and the lighest, F, are quite toxic and are important industrial pollutants. They are also effectively retained in soils. The others, Cl and Br, can be accumulated to high concentrations in plants, are used in agriculture and are highly mobile in soils. This study investigated the behaviour of the halides in plots, outdoor lysimeters, and laboratory sorption and excised-root experiments. Sorption on soil was ordered as F > I > Br > Cl. Concentrations in plants were generally ordered as CI ≥ Br > > F ≥ I, the inverse of the sorption ordering, as expected. Older tissues, which were also closest to the soil surface, had higher concentrations, and sequestered tissues, such as corn kernels and cabbage heads, had lower concentrations. There was evidence of competitive interaction among the halides and with soil anions such as phosphate and sulfate. This competition reduced the toxicity of I and modified tissue concentrations of the halides, P and S. Another interesting interaction was an increase in Cl and I sorption on soil solids when there were elevated levels or the other halides. Overall, the study of the halides in combination enhanced our understanding of their individual behaviours. Key words: Fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, vegetable


1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Bell ◽  
G. Rakow ◽  
R. K. Downey

Three cultivars of Brassica (Westar, Brassica napus; Tobin, B. rapa; Cutlass, B. juncea) were grown in four locations in 4 successive years, with duplicate samples taken from each treatment. Harvested seed was hexane-extracted, ground and analyzed for mineral content. The average contents (mg kg−1) were: Ca, 0.64; P, 1.12; Mg, 0.56%; Cu, 6.2; Zn, 46; Fe, 188; and Mn, 55. Values for Westar and Tobin were generally similar but Cutlass contained less Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn and more Cu and Zn (P < 0.01). Locations affected all mineral levels. One location produced samples lower in Ca, P, Cu and Mn but higher in Zn than the other locations (P < 0.01). Year-to-year variability was of minor consequence. Key words: Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, Brassica juncea, mineral, seed


Botany ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 414-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Limin Wu ◽  
Aliaa El-Mezawy ◽  
Saleh Shah

To provide effective and specific native promoters for canola (Brassica napus L.) genetic modification, three promoters were isolated by genome walking from this species. These three promoters were fused to the uidA reporter gene (GUS) and were independently used to generate populations of transgenic canola plants. Plants transformed with BnPGPro-GUS (B. napus putative germin promoter) exhibited GUS activity in all the tissues tested at a level comparable to those transformed with CaMV35 S promoter. This indicates that BnPGPro may serve as a native constitutive promoter for canola. The other two promoters, BnPro3-GUS and BnPro5-GUS (B. napus, promoter 3 and 5), exhibited GUS activity in various tissues. None of these two promoters expressed in embryo, however. These novel Brassica native promoters can be used to modify canola genes for various purposes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-409
Author(s):  
A. K. M. Aminul Islam ◽  
F. M. Era ◽  
N. K. Aminul Chowdhury

Forty four testcross progenies obtained from crossing between five CMS and forty one candidate lines were evaluated both in field and laboratory condition to identify candidate restorer line(s). Nineteen testcross progenies were recorded as fully fertile with 100% plant fertility by counting the number of fertile plants from the total number of plants per lines. On the other hand from pollen fertility test, 11 testcross progenies [206A × 001(6), 9905A × 030(2), 9905A × 027(6) (0.57), 206A × 37(1) (0.68), 9904A × 027(4) (0.83), 248A × 020(6) (1.08), 248A × 018 (1.12), 248A × 022 (1.13), 248A × 017 (1.58), 248A × 038(2) (1.96) and 248A × 001(6) (2.02)] were found with 0-2.02% pollen sterility that could be mentioned as fertile or restorer lines for making hybrids. Agronomic performances were also satisfactory for these selected test cross progenies. The genotype 248A × 017 took the shortest time (30.00) for first flowering as well as ripening followed by 248A × 007(1). The highest number of pods per plant was observed in the testcross progeny 248A × 022 (649.59) and the highest number of seeds per pod (30.33) in 248A × 020(6). For seed weight per plant, 206A × 001(6) was recorded with maximum value (0.08g) while the lowest (23.33) number of seeds per plant was found in this progeny. In case of seed yield per plant, 248A × 022 gave the highest yield (30.30). The seed yield of the progenies 248A × 017 (23.49), 9905A × 027(6) (20.39), 248A × 001(6) (17.26), 9904A × 027(4) (17.02) and 248A × 038(2) (16.53) were also in the highest level.


2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Rimmer ◽  
R. Scarth ◽  
P. B. E. McVetty

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®


1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. KARAMANOS ◽  
N. HODGE ◽  
J. W. B. STEWART

A growth chamber experiment was conducted to assess the Mn and Cu nutrition of canola (Brassica napus L. 'Westar') and whether S nutrition has an impact on the Mn and Cu nutrition of this crop. Three rates of Mn (0, 25, and 50 mg kg−1), three of Cu (0, 5, and 10 mg kg−1) and three rates of S (10, 20, and 30 mg kg−1) were applied in all combinations to canola grown on an organic soil. High Mn:Cu ratios (> 15) led to Cu deficiency, which, at 10 and 20 mg S kg−1, was alleviated by Cu additions. The Mn-induced Cu deficiency was self-corrected at the 30 mg S kg−1 application rate. This was attributed to the alleviation of a Cu × Mo antagonistic effect through addition of S. Key words: Canola, available soil Mn and Cu, Mn × Cu × S interaction, S × Mo interaction, Cu × Mo interaction


2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Lewis ◽  
D. L. Woods ◽  
B. F. Cheng

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


1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. E. McVetty ◽  
R. Scarth ◽  
S. R. Rimmer ◽  
C. G. J. van den Berg

Venus summer rape (Brassica napus L.) is a high-erucic acid rapeseed cultivar with canola-quality meal. Venus has an average 5% yield advantage over Hero rapeseed with seed oil and protein contents comparable to Hero. Venus is adapted to the southern B. napus growing regions of western Canada. Key words: Rape (summer), high erucic acid-low glucosinolate, cultivar description


2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. E. McVetty ◽  
S. R. Rimmer ◽  
R. Scarth

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®


2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 587-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresio C. Riungu ◽  
Peter B. E. McVetty

No male sterile plants were found in the F1 progeny from crosses between a Diplotaxis muralis cytoplasmic male sterile (mur CMS) semi-winter habit rape (Brassica napus L.) A-line and 101 genetically diverse summer rape cultivars or strains. The frequency of occurrence of mur CMS system maintainer genotypes in summer rape is very low, possibly zero. Key words: Mur CMS system; Brassica napus L.


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