Table 8.

Comparison of the newly constructed map with previously published genetic linkage maps of B. oleracea

	Population	Cross combination	Types of markers	Number of markers	Map length (cM)	References
1	F2	Broccoli × Cabbage	RFLP	258	820	[9]
2	F2	Cabbage × Chinese cabbage	RFLP	201	1112	[44]
3	3 F2	Collard × Cauliflower Collard × Broccoli Kale × Cauliflower	RFLP isozyme	108 (integrated)	747	[41]
4	F2	Cabbage × Broccoli	RFLP	112	1002	[45]
5	DH	Broccoli × Chinese kale	PFLP	303	875	[7]
6	BC1	Chinese kale × Broccoli	RFLP RAPD isozyme	138	747	[46]
7	F2	Cabbage × Broccoli	RFLP RAPD	159	921	[47]
8	DH	Cabbage × Broccoli	RFLP AFLP	92	165	[48]
9	F2	Cabbage × Chinese cabbage	RFLP RAPD STS SCAR Phenotypic isozyme	310	1606	[49]
10	F2	Collard × Cauliflower	RFLP	167	1738	[50]
11	F2	Cabbage × Kale	RAPD RFLP isozyme	124	823.6	[51]
12	2DH	Chinese Kale × Broccoli Cauliflower × Brussels sprouts	RFLP AFLP	547 (integrated)	893	[52]
13	F2	Chinese kale × Cabbage	RAPD	96	555.7	[53]
14	F2	Cabbage × Broccoli	AFLP RAPD SSR	405	731.9	[54]
15	F2	Kale × Broccoli	RFLP	199	1226.3	[55]
16	F2	Cauliflower × Cauliflower	AFLP NBS	255	668.4	[56]
17	F2	Broccoli × Cauliflowe	SRAP SSR	1257	703	[43]
18	DH	Chinese cabbage × Broccoli	RFLP SSR	279	891.4	[42]
	DH	Cabbage × Cabbage	SSR SNP	1227	1197.9	This study