Exploration of the leafy head development in cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

Abstract

General introduction Chapter 2 19Cabbage (Brassica oleracea spp. capitata) development in time: how differential parenchyma tissue growth affects leafy head formation. Chapter 3 43Expression changes of miRNA-regulated genes associated with the formation of the leafy head in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata). Chapter 4 69Genetic dissection of morphological variation in rosette leaves and leafy heads in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata). Chapter 5 97Validation studies of candidate genes from GWAS and expression studies involved in the leafy head formation in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata).