A Basidiomycota endomycorrhizal fungus, Piriformospora indica Verma, colonizes and promotes the growth of canola (Brassica napus L.) and other Brassica crops and can reduce diseases of other crops. Clubroot is an important disease of Brassica crops caused by the obligate, soil-borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. The effect of P. indica on clubroot severity in canola was assessed in replicated growth room studies. Seed was treated with P. indica using a proprietary process. Microscopic observation confirmed that canola roots grown from treated seed were colonized by P. indica; however, P. indica did not consistently reduce clubroot severity and did not promote the growth of canola.
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11 November 2020
Seed treatment of canola (Brassica napus) with the endomycorrhizal fungus Piriformospora indica does not reduce clubroot
Afsaneh Sedaghatkish,
Bruce D. Gossen,
Mary Ruth McDonald
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Canadian Journal of Plant Science
Vol. 101 • No. 3
June 2021
Vol. 101 • No. 3
June 2021
biocontrol
clubroot
mycorrhizae
Piriformospora indica
Plasmodiophora brassicae