Lead Researcher (PI): Dilantha Fernando

Institution: University of Manitoba

Total WGRF Funding: $173,305

Co-Funders: Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission

Start Date: 2023

Project Length: 3 Years

Objectives:

Evaluate Verticillium stripe disease resistance in approximately 250-500 B. napus genotypes and related species. Genetic variation, population structure, and kinship coefficient analysis of the B. napus panel analysis. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify the resistance loci, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and resistance gene analogs (RGA) against V. longisporum. Identify the candidate resistance genes/loci for quantitative trait loci (QTL) determining the resistance to V. stripe rust through fine mapping and GWAS. Develop SNP markers tightly linked to V. stripe resistance loci, genes, or RGAs.