Importance and origin / Arvind Kumar, P.A. Salisbury, A.M. Gurung and M.J. Barbetti -- Genetics and breeding / Shashi Banga, P.R. Kumar, Ram Bhajan, Dhiraj Singh, and S.S. Banga -- Intersubgenomic heterosis : brassica napus as an example / Donghui Fu and Meili Xiao -- Induced mutagenesis and allele mining / Sanjay J. Jambhulkar -- Seed quality modifications in oilseed brassica / Abha Agnihotri -- Genomics of brassica oilseeds / Venkatesh Bollina, Yogendra Khedikar, Wayne E. Clarke and Isobel A.P. Parkin -- Diseases / C. Chattopadhyay and S.J. Kolte -- Albugo candida / P.R. Verma, G.S. Saharan and P.D. Meena -- Pathogenesis of alternaria species : physiological, biochemical and molecular characterization / P.D. Meena, Gohar Taj and C. Chattopadhyay -- Plant disease resistance genes : insights and concepts for durable disease resistance / Lisong Ma and M. Hossein Borhan -- Insect-pests / Sarwan Kumar and Y.P. Singh -- Abiotic stresses with emphasis on brassica juncea / D.K. Sharma, D. Kumar and P.C. Sharma.