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Agronomic performance and seed quality of Ethiopian mustard in Saskatchewan by Getinet, A, Rakow, G, Downey, R.K

“…Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) is grown as an oilseed crop in Ethiopia. The agronomic performance and seed quality of 11 B. carinata lines were…”
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Genetic characterization of glufosinate-ammonium tolerant summer rape lines by Kumar, A. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon.), Rakow, G, Downey, R.K

“…Weed control is an important factor for the successful production of canola [Brassica napus (L.) and B. rapa (L.)] on the Canadian prairies. Traditionally,…”
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Development of zero erucic acid Ethiopian mustard through an interspecific cross with zero erucic acid Oriental mustard by Getinet, A, Rakow, G, Raney, J.P, Downey, R.K

“…Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) is a high-yielding oilseed crop of the Ethiopian highlands, but the seed is high in erucic acid. The objective…”
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inheritance of erucic acid content in Ethiopian mustard by Getinet, A, Rakow, G, Raney, J.P, Downey, R.K

“…Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) is a highly productive oilseed crop in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Cultivars currently in production in…”
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Glucosinolate content in interspecific crosses of Brassica carinata with B. juncea and B. napus by Getinet, A, Rakow, G, Raney, J.P, Downey, R.K

“…Brassica carinata A. Braun is a highly productive oilseed crop in the Ethiopian highlands, but the seed has a high 2‐propenyl glucosinolate content, which is…”
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Yield and quality of canola seed as affected by stage of maturity at swathing by Vera, C.L, Downey, R.K, Woods, S.M, Raney, J.P, McGregor, D.I, Elliott, R.H, Johnson, E.N

“…Swathing is an important canola (Brassica napus L.) harvest operation in western Canada. The determination of the optimum timing for this operation is worth…”
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Performance of inter-cultivar summer turnip rape hybrids in Saskatchewan by FALK, K. C, RAKOW, G, DOWNEY, R. K, SPURR, D. T

“…The agronomic performance of inter-cultivar hybrids of Brassica rapa L. was studied in crosses between four B. rapa cultivars. Six reciprocal hybrid…”
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Inheritance of a cream petal mutant in Ethiopian mustard by Getinet, A, Rakow, G, Downey, R.K

“…The inheritance of a cream petal colour mutant in Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) was studied in backcross and F 2 generations of a cross…”
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Development of low glucosinolate mustard by LOVE, H. K, RAKOW, G, RANEY, J. P, DOWNEY, R. K

“…The objective of this study was to develop low glucosinolate mustard (Brassica juncea Coss.). This was accomplished through an interspecific cross between an…”
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Quality characteristics of yellow-seeded Brassica seed meals: protein, carbohydrates, and dietary fiber components by Simbaya, J. (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.), Slominski, B.A, Rakow, G, Campbell, L.D, Downey, R.K, Bell, J.M

“…A comprehensive evaluation of the nutritive profiles of the meals derived from 26 Brassica seed meals of yellow-seeded B. napus, B. rapa, B. juncea, and B…”
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Genetic control of 2-propenyl and 3-butenyl glucosinolate synthesis in mustard by Love, H.K, Rakow, G, Raney, J.P, Downey, R.K

“…The genetic control of glucosinolate composition in Brassica juncea Coss. was studied in crosses between two 2-propenyl type mustards (cv. Domo and line ZEM…”
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Inheritance of resistance to Albugo candida race 2 in mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.) by Tiwari, A.S, Petrie, G.A, Downey, R.K

“…The inheritance of resistance to white rust (Albugo Candida) race 2 in mustard (Brassica juncea) was studied in crosses involving one resistant and two…”
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study of erucic acid alleles in digenomic rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) by Anand, I.J, Downey, R.K

“…Five genes have been identified in Brassica crops which control the level of synthesis of the fatty acid, erucic, in their seed oils. These genes, designated…”
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Westar summer rape by Klassen, A.J, Downey, R.K, Capcara, J.J

“…Westar summer rape (Brassica napus L.), licensed in 1982, is a canola-quality cultivar that combines high seed yield with high oil content and early maturity…”
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Sexual hybridisation in crosses of cultivated Brassica species with the crucifers Erucastrum gallicum and Raphanus raphanistrum: potential for gene introgression by Lefol, E, Seguin-Swartz, G, Downey, R.K

“…Studies were conducted to investigate the crossability of the cultivated Brassica species, Brassica napus (oilseed rape), B. rapa (turnip rape), and B. juncea…”
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Comparisons of amino acid and protein levels in oil-extracted seeds of Brassica and Sinapis species, with observations on environmental effects by Bell, J.M, Rakow, G, Downey, R.K

“…Seed from 21 selections of Brassica and Sinapis were analyzed for crude protein (CP; N x 6.25) and amino acid content following oil extraction and grinding. In…”
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SELECTION AND HERITABILITY STUDIES ON CANOLA/RAPESEED FOR LOW TEMPERATURE GERMINATION by ACHARYA, S. N., DUECK, J., DOWNEY, R. K.

“…Canola emergence and stand establishment are adversely affected by low soil temperature conditions which frequently occur in the Canadian prairies at seeding…”
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Genetic control of fatty acid biosynthesis in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) by Downey, R. K., Craig, B. M.

“…Isolation of rapeseed plants containing no erucic acid in their seed oil gave simultaneous selection for low eicosenoic acid. Genetic analy‐sis of populations…”
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potential of mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Coss) as an edible oil crop on the Canadian Prairies by Woods, D.L, Capcara, J.J, Downey, R.K

“…The performance of mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Coss) was compared with that of canola (B. napus L. and B. rapa L.) on the western prairies. Mustard had a…”
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Mineral composition of oil-free seeds of Brassica napus, B. rapa and B. juncea as affected by location and year by Bell, J.M, Rakow, G, Downey, R.K

“…Three cultivars of Brassica (Westar, Brassica napus; Tobin, B. rapa; Cutlass, B. juncea) were grown in four locations in 4 successive years, with duplicate…”
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