Research articles

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➥ Ayasha Akter, Tomohiro Kakizaki, Etsuko Itabashi, Kohei Kunita, Motoki Shimizu, Mst. Arjina Akter, Hasan Mehraj, Keiichi Okazaki, Elizabeth S. Dennis and Ryo Fujimoto. Characterization of FLOWERING LOCUS C 5 in Brassica rapa L. Molecular Breeding 2023, 43, 58.

➥ Naomi Miyaji, Mst. Arjina Akter, Motoki Shimizu, Hasan Mehraj, Md. Asad-Ud Doullah, Elizabeth S. Dennis, Izumi Chuma and Ryo Fujimoto. Differences in the transcriptional immune response to Albugo candida between white rust resistant and susceptible cultivars in Brassica rapa. Scientific Reports 2023, 13, 8599.

➥ Hasan Mehbub, Kazuhiko Shimasaki and Hasan Mehraj*. Low concentration of anti-auxin and anti-fungal agent accelerates the PLB regeneration of Dendrobium okinawense under green LED. Plants 2022, 11(8), 1082.

➥ Mst. Arjina Akter, Hasan Mehraj#, Naomi Miyaji, Satoshi Takahashi, Takeshi Takasaki-Yasuda, Motoki Seki, Elizabeth S. Dennis, Ryo Fujimoto and Kenji Osabe.Transcriptional association  between mRNA and their paired natural antisense transcripts following Fusarium oxysporium inoculation in Brassica rapa. Horticulturae 2022, 8(1), 17. 

➥ Hasan Mehraj, Satoshi Takahashi, Naomi Miyaji, Ayasha Akter, Yutaka Suzuki, Motoki Seki, Elizabeth S. Dennis and Ryo Fujimoto. Characterization of histone H3 lysine 4 and 36 tri-methylation in Brassica rapa L. Frontiers in Plant Science 2021, 12, 659634.

➥ Naomi Miyaji, Mst Arjina Akter, Chizuko Suzukamo, Hasan Mehraj, Tomoe Shindo, Takeru Itabashi, Keiichi Okazaki, Motoki Shimizu, Motoki Kaji, Masahiko Katsumata, Elizabeth S. Dennis and Ryo Fujimoto. Development of a new DNA marker for Fusarium yellow resistance in Brassica rapa vegetables. Plants 2021, 10(6), 1082. 

➥ Hasan Mehraj, Daniel J. Shea, Satoshi Takahashi, Naomi Miyaji, Ayasha Akter, Motoki Seki, Elizabeth S. Dennis, Ryo Fujimoto and Kenji Osabe. Genome-wide analysis of long noncoding RNAs, 24-nt siRNAs, DNA methylation, and H3K27me3 marks in Brassica rapa. PLoS ONE 2021, 16(3), e0242530.

➥ Hasan Mehraj, Takahiro Kawanabe, Motoki Shimizu, Naomi Miyaji, Ayasha Akter, Elizabeth S. Dennis and Ryo Fujimoto. In Arabidopsis thaliana heterosis level varies among individuals in an F1 hybrid population. Plants 2020, 9(4), 414. 

➥ Ayasha Akter, Junji Miyazaki, Daniel J. Shea, Namiko Nishida, Satoko Takada, Naomi Miyaji, Hasan Mehraj, Motoki Shimizu, Md. Asad-ud Doullah, Takeshi Takasaki-Yasuda, Keiichi Okazaki and Ryo Fujimoto. Gene expression analysis in response to vernalization in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.). The Horticulture Journal 2020, 89(3), 268-277. 

➥ Satoko Takada, Ayasha Akter, Etsuko Itabashi, Namiko Nishida, Daniel J. Shea, Naomi Miyaji, Hasan Mehraj, Kenji Osabe, Motoki Shimizu, Takeshi Takasaki-Yasuda, Tomohiro Kakizaki, Keiichi Okazaki, Elizabeth S. Dennis and Ryo Fujimoto. The role of FRIGIDA and FLOWERING LOCUS C genes in flowering time of Brassica rapa leafy vegetables. Scientific Reports 2019, 9, 13843. [doi] [IF²⁰¹⁸ 4.011; CS²⁰¹⁸ 4.4]

➥ Daniel J. Shea, Namiko Nishida, Satoko Takada, Etsuko Itabashi, Satoshi Takahashi, Ayasha Akter, Naomi Miyaji, Kenji Osabe, Hasan Mehraj, Motoki Shimizu, Motoaki Seki, Tomohiro Kakizaki, Keiichi Okazaki, Elizabeth S. Dennis and Ryo Fujimoto. Long noncoding RNAs in Brassica rapa L. following vernalization. Scientific Reports 2019, 9, 9302. [doi] [IF²⁰¹⁸ 4.011; CS²⁰¹⁸ 4.4]

➥ Hasan Mehraj*, Md. Meskatul Alam, Sultana Umma Habiba and Hasan Mehnub. LED combining with CHO sources and CCC priming PLBs regeneration of Phalaenopsis. Horticulturae 2019, 5(2), 34. [doi] [CS²⁰¹⁷ 2.3]

➥ Hasan Mehraj*, Subarna Sharma, Kouhei Ohnishi and Kazuhiko Shimasaki. Study on inter-taxon population structure and diversity variation of hosta inferring from trnG-trnS regional cpDNA. Annals of Agricultural Science 2017, 62(2), 211-220. [doi] [CS²⁰¹⁷ 1.9]

➥ Hasan Mehraj*, Yasuyo Nishimura and Kazuhiko Shimasaki. Analysis of essential macro-micro mineral content of twelve hosta taxa. Annals of Agricultural Science 2017, 62(1), 71-74. [doi] [CS²⁰¹⁷ 1.9]

➥ Hasan Mehraj*, Subarna Sharma, Kouhei Ohnishi and Kazuhiko Shimasaki. RAPD markers assisted chloroplast DNA variation of twelve hosta taxa. Plant Omics 2017, 10(3), 146-152. [doi] [CS²⁰¹⁷ 1.9]