Pathogen lifestyle determines host genetic signature of quantitative disease resistance in oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
C. N. Jacott, H.-j. Schoonbeek, G. S. Sidhu, B. Steuernagel, R. Kirby, X. Zheng, A. von Tiedermann, V. K. Macioszek, A. K. Kononowicz, H. Fell, B. D. L. Fitt, G. K. Mitrousia, H. U. Stotz, C. J. Ridout, R. Wells
The paper uses associative transcriptomics to identify host genetic loci associated with quantitative disease resistance in oilseed rape to four fungal pathogens, finding that resistance depends on pathogen lifestyle rather than broad-spectrum resistance.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2023Plant Biology