Quantitative resistance has gained interest in plant breeding for pathogen control in low-
input cropping systems. Although quantitative resistance frequently has only a partial effect …

Brassica napus is an economically important crop across different continents including
temperate and subtropical regions in Europe, Canada, South Asia, China and Australia. Its …

Terrestrial plants evolution occurred in the presence of microbes, the phytomicrobiome. The
rhizosphere microbial community is the most abundant and diverse subset of the …

Brassica juncea is a major oilseed crop in tropical and subtropical countries, especially in
south-east Asia like India, China, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The widespread cultivation of …

In agricultural systems, major (R) genes for resistance in plants exert strong selection
pressure on cognate/corresponding avirulence effector genes of phytopathogens. However …

The hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans is the causal agent of
blackleg disease in Brassica napus (canola, oilseed rape) and causes significant loss of …

Blackleg disease, caused by the ascomycete fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, is a
devastating disease of canola (Brassica napus) in Australia, Canada and Europe. Although …

Seven blackleg resistance (R) genes (Rlm1, Rlm2, Rlm3, Rlm4, LepR1, LepR2 & LepR3)
were each introgressed into a common susceptible B. napus doubled-haploid (DH) line …

A collection of isolates of the fungi Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa, which cause
blackleg disease on Brassica napus (canola/oilseed rape) and other Brassicaceae species …

Genetic diversity is vital for the survival of any population. If humans were all the same, a
single strain of a nasty flu virus, like COVID-19, could wipe us all out! In plants, genetic …