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

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 …

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

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 …

Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici, is one of the most
economically important diseases of wheat. Recently, both factors of a gene‐for‐gene …

Blackleg disease, caused by Leptosphaeria spp. fungi, is one of the most important diseases
of Brassica napus, responsible for severe yield losses worldwide. Blackleg resistance is …

Eight fungal strains (P1 to P8) were isolated from rapeseed stems (Brassica napus) infected
with the blackleg pathogen Leptosphaeria biglobosa (Lb). They formed pycnidia with similar …

The fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans causes blackleg disease on canola and
rapeseed (Brassica napus) in many parts of the world. AB. napus cultivar,'Quinta', has been …

Cultivation of canola (oilseed rape, rapeseed; Brassica napus) in many parts of the world
relies on the use of cultivars carrying resistance genes that recognise avirulence products of …