The study of plant diseases is almost as old as agriculture itself. Advancements in molecular
biology have given us much more insight into the plant immune system and how it detects …

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 …

Canola/oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) production in Canada has increased to become a
foundational crop in the Canadian Prairies and an important economic driver of this region …

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 …

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 …

BACKGROUND Leptosphaeria maculans, the cause of stem canker of oilseed rape,
develops gene‐for‐gene interactions with its host and shows a high evolutionary potential to …

Recent advances in genomics have led to a greater understanding of blackleg disease of
canola, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. Genome sequences are available …

Continued use of fungicides provides a strong selection pressure towards strains with
mutations to render these chemicals less effective. Previous research has shown that …

Leptosphaeria maculans is the major pathogen of canola (oilseed rape, Brassica napus)
worldwide. In Australia, the use of azole fungicides has contributed to the 50-fold increase in …