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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.

General information about the subject — on the page White mold.

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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.

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

UA
4 records

Kriter

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
3 records

V295OL

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
3 records

SW Calypso

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
3 records

Oponent

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

CZ
4 records

Marcos

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
3 records

Hermann

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DE
3 records

Wendie

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

IT UA
3 records

Elouta

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

HU
2 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Lidea France SAS, FR

FR
2 records

Teron

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu «TK ART-AHRO»

UA
2 records

/PR 44 V 22/

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Jean-Claude Pruvot

UA
1 record

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Sandrine LEGROS

UA
2 records

ES Hidromel`

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Zhan-Liuk Madef

UA
1 record

CONNY

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

HANS SVENSK, C/O SVALÖF WEIBULL AB

DK
2 records

Barakuda

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

Arіon

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Klimov Mykhailo Mykhailovych, Franchuk Mykhailo Ivanovych, Mazur Valerii Oleksandrovych, Konoplia Oksana Ivanivna, Pavlyk Oleh Stepanovych, Mykytyn Mykola Stepanovych,

UA
1 record

Torus

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Breus Oksana Serhiivna, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Sydorov Andrii Valeriiovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych,

UA
1 record

Lamber

Application submitted

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Kalinichenko Artem Oleksandrovych, Didenko Kostiantyn Oleksandrovych,

UA
2 records

Dzhordan

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu «TK ART-AHRO»

UA
2 records

NEPTUN

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
1 record

Architekt

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

1 record

MERKUR

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
1 record

JORAND

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
1 record