Factors responsible for host resistance to the pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum for developing effective disease management in vegetable brassicas

通过成功鉴定油菜对菌核病的寄主抗性并确定与这种抗性相关的因素，育种人员将第一次能够培育出对这种难以管理的病原菌具有抗性的品种。好处包括防止油菜因菌核病造成的严重损失，以及减少对杀菌剂和有毒或无效熏蒸剂的依赖，提高生产的可行性和可持续性。这项研究涉及国家研究优先事项，一个环境可持续发展的澳大利亚，以及改造现有产业的优先目标，并将特别受益于澳大利亚园艺社区。

Through successful identification of host resistance in vegetable Brassicas to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and determining the factors associated with this resistance, breeders, for the first time, will be able to develop varieties with resistance against this difficult-to-manage pathogen. Benefits include prevention of severe losses in vegetable Brassicas from Sclerotinia, and more viable and sustainable production with less reliance upon fungicides and toxic or ineffective fumigants. This research addresses the National Research Priority, an environmentally sustainable Australia, and the priority goal transforming existing industries, and will particularly benefit Australian horticultural communities.