According to the UN-FAO, agricultural production must increase by 50% by 2050 to meet
global demand for food. This goal can be accomplished, in part, by the development of …

The human population on the planet is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050; this requires
significant increase of food production to meet the demands. Intensified farming systems …

A significant challenge in our time is to produce sufficient agricultural products on limited
farmable land to meet the needs for food, feed, fiber, and industrial uses in the face of a …

The rapid spread of clubroot disease, which is caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae,
threatens Brassicaceae crop production worldwide. Breeding plants that have broad …

Effector proteins are mostly secretory proteins that stimulate plant infection by manipulating
the host response. Identifying fungal effector proteins and understanding their function is of …

Select biofungicides and fungicides, used alone or with cultivar resistance or crop rotation,
were assessed for their potential in integrated management of clubroot disease. The …

Inclusion of legumes in crop rotations is a sustainable approach to reducing nitrogen (N)
fertilizer requirements and increasing subsequent crop yields. However, the magnitude of …

Blackleg disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, is a serious
disease of Brassica napus. The disease is mainly controlled by genetic resistance and crop …

Over the past decades, the economic benefit has prompted farmers to grow oilseed rape
(OSR). Consequently, the global OSR production increased considerably, and today the …

Canola (Brassica napus L. cv.'Canola') production has both economic and agronomic
advantages. The objectives of this review were to summarize the key management factors …