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Fine mapping of Rcr1 and analyses of its effect on transcriptome patterns during infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae.
BMC genomics - 23 Dec 2014
Chu Mingguang, Song Tao, Falk Kevin C, Zhang Xingguo, Liu Xunjia, Chang Adrian, Lahlali Rachid, McGregor Linda, Gossen Bruce D, Peng Gary, Yu Fengqun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The protist Plasmodiophora brassicae is a biotrophic soil-borne pathogen that causes clubroot on Brassica crops worldwide. Clubroot disease is a serious threat to the 8 M ha of canola (Brassica napus) grown annually in western Canada. While host resistance is the key to clubroot management, sources of resistance are limited. RESULTS: To identify new sources of clubroot resistance (CR), we fine mapped...
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