Lead Researcher (PI): Stephen Strelkov

Institution: University of Alberta

Total WGRF Funding: $170,775

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

Start Date: 2024

Project Length: 3 Years

Objectives:

Develop best practices to maintain clubroot isolates in plants to avoid virulence shifts. Optimize microlaser technology as a fast and efficient way to obtain single-spore isolates for characterization and distribution.