Breakdown of Rlm3 resistance in the Brassica napus–Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem in western Canada

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 659-674

  Zhang, Xuehua ^a   Peng, Gary ^b   Kutcher, H Randy ^c   Balesdent, Marie Hélène ^d   Delourme, Régine ^e   Fernando, W G Dilantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^e Universite Rennes 1   (France)

Author keywords

Adult plant resistance; Avirulence genes; Avr; Blackleg; Brassica napus; Canada; Canola; Leptosphaeria maculans; R genes; Rlm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; CANOLA; CROP ROTATION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GERMPLASM; INOCULATION; PATHOLOGY; SAMPLING;

CANADA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS;

EID: 84948656472     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: 15738469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-015-0819-0     Document Type: Article

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