The infection processes of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in cotyledon tissue of a …

Background and Aims Sclerotinia sclerotiorum can attack .400 plant species worldwide. Very few studies have investigated host–pathogen interactions at the plant surface and cellular level in resistant genotypes of oilseed rape/canola (Brassica napus). Methods Infection processes of S. sclerotiorum were examined on two B. napus genotypes, one resistant cultivar ‘Charlton’ and one suscept…