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Diseases

Sclerotinia stem rot of rapeseed

Brassica napus var. napus

A fungal disease of rapeseed caused by the pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, manifesting as damage to stems and pods after flowering. It leads to premature ripening, plant lodging, and the formation of black sclerotia within the tissues.

In the reference 170 varieties crop Rapeseed, where this is mentioned in the description.

Plant infection occurs primarily via ascospores that settle on flower petals. As infected petals fall onto leaves and stems, they become primary infection foci. At the sites of infection, watery, weeping spots appear, which become covered with a white, cottony mycelial growth.

Typical symptoms include discoloration and softening of the stem, causing the plants to snap and lodge. In dry conditions, the mycelial growth may disappear, leaving the tissues with a dry and bleached appearance. Sclerotia—the resting structures of the fungus—form inside the damaged stems.

Complete monogenic resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot is absent in rapeseed cultivars. Breeding is focused on creating quantitative field resistance by accumulating polygenic complexes; however, there are currently no commercially available cultivars with identified resistance genes to this pathogen.

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Varieties of Rapeseed mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

ES Darko

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Patrice Jeanson

CZ HR UA
12 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Reinhard Hemker

DK FR PL UA
9 records

Extrem

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

MONSANTO SAS IMMEUBLE EL YSEES LA DEFENSE

DE DK FR PL
8 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

CZ FR PL UA
10 records

Mentor

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

DE DK PL UA
10 records

Arizona

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Reinhard Hemker

CZ FR UA
10 records

Graf

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Tomasz Pakos, Jean-Pierre Despigel,

CZ PL UA
7 records

Kuga

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

CZ PL
7 records

Crazy CL

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

DE PL UA
10 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Saatbau Linz eGen (Erwerbs- und Wirtschaftsgenossenschaft)

CZ FI
10 records

Miranda

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Misadour Semences, F

UA
7 records

Janosh

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans Georg Lembke KG,DE

FR PL UA
6 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE PL UA
7 records

Carousel

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

DE FR PL
11 records

Tuba

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

CZ DE PL
6 records

Pirol

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SAATBAU LINZ EGEN

PL UA
6 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

DE UA
5 records

Vitara

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

DE DK PL
8 records

Topas

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SVALOF AB

DK ES SE
6 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Syngenta Participations AG

PL UA
5 records

Mika

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KWS| KWS SAAT AG

DE DK PL
7 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

DE DK UA
10 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Euralis Semences FR

FR HR
6 records

Aquila

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Reinhard Hemker

CZ IE UA
6 records