Investigating the conditions favoring Verticillium stripe development and yield losses in canola
Examine the effects of interactions between V. longisporum and L. maculans in canola, combined with in in-vitro studies and in in-soil studies.
Establish the relationship between yield and disease severity, and the effect of inoculum timing on disease development under field conditions.
Evaluate the effect of soil pH on growth of V. longisporum and disease development and severity.
Investigate the impact of canola defenses on pathogen responses and adaptive mechanisms.
Determine the pathogenicity and lineage of the collected V. longisporum isolates and the host specificity/range of this pathogen.
Assess the effects of V. longisporum seed infection rate on disease severity and direct examination of the impact of seed-to-seedling transmission.