Chemistry of Plant-Pathogen Interactions

在众多的植物微生物病害中，真菌病害是世界上造成农作物损失最大的疾病。尽管抗病植物品种的使用减少了产量损失，但杀菌剂的应用往往被用来最大限度地提高作物产量。对农业生产的污染和可持续性的持续关注继续激励着这项研究计划。我们的总体目标是使用环境和生态可持续的方法来了解和控制植物真菌疾病。我们研究的重点是油菜籽，加拿大最重要的油料作物之一，以及花椰菜、花椰菜、甘蓝等蔬菜，以及它们最具破坏性的真菌病原体。预计到2015年，加拿大的油菜籽产量将增加65%，达到1500万吨！这一增长将对真菌疾病和其他害虫产生什么影响？现在，了解和培育抗病作物的研究比以往任何时候都更加重要。

Among numerous plant microbial diseases, fungal diseases cause the largest crop losses worldwide. Although yield losses are attenuated by the use of disease-tolerant plant varieties, application of fungicides is often used to maximize crop yields. Ongoing concerns about pollution and sustainability of agriculture production continue to inspire this research program. Our overall objective is to understand and control plant fungal diseases using environmentally and ecologically sustainable methods. Of particular emphasis in our studies is canola, one of the most important Canadian oilseed crops, as well as vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, rutabaga, and their most damaging fungal pathogens. Canada is expected to boost canola production by 65% to 15 million tonnes by 2015! What will be the impact of this increase on fungal diseases and other pests? Now, more than ever, studies to understand and produce disease resistant crops are essential.