Wheat cultivars represent optimal combinations of genes to maximize yield, quality and disease resistance In this sub-project we determined the ways in which important leaf rust resistance genes combine to confer disease resistance Some of these genes are effective only against wheat leaf rust,…
Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, poses a serious threat to canola production in western Canada Several research groups have classified P brassicae into various pathotypes based on differential reactions on Brassica cultivars However, most of the differential cultivars used by…
Lentil production has been affected by three major foliar diseases over the past 2 decades, ascochyta blight caused by Ascochyta lentis, anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lentis and stemphylium blight caused by Stemphylium botryosum No resistance to the more aggressive and widespread race 0 of…
Orange wheat blossom midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin) is one of the most damaging pests of wheat in western Canada This project was undertaken to identify additional wheat genes that can prevent wheat midge damage Currently, there is a heavy reliance on the wheat midge resistance gene Sm1 in…
