Clubroot disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae is one of the most important diseases of cultivated brassicas. P. brassicae occurs in pathotypes which differ in the aggressiveness towards their Brassica host plants. To date no DNA based method to distinguish these pathotypes has been described. In 2011 polymorphism within the 28S rDNA of P. brassicae was reported which potentially could all...

Soil fertility is tightly linked with herbivore pressure because it affects the nutritional status of host plants as well production anti-herbivore defenses. This in turn can influence whether herbivores different feeding guilds render more or less susceptible to one another. Thus, growers’ management choices may impact through a variety indirect channels. We examined relationships between soil...

Clubroot is a soil-borne disease caused by the protist Plasmodiophora brassicae (P. brassicae). It is one of the most economically important diseases of Brassica rapa and other cruciferous crops as it can cause remarkable yield reductions. Understanding P. brassicae genetics, and developing efficient molecular markers, is essential for effective detection of harmful races of this pathogen. Samp...