Control of phoma stem canker in oil rapeseed crops typically depends on cultivars resistant to L. Maculans, the virus that causes it. Recently, virus populations have overcome resistance, causing serious canker outbreaks in Australia and Europe. There is an urgent need to find sources of resistance to L. maculans. This book synthesizes studies in management of resistance genes control L. maculans, and will stimulate further research on this important model system.

This title offers a unique and up-to-date review of eukaryotic virulence in fungi, oomycetes, and protozoa parasites and how they affect both animals and plants.

Fungi research and knowledge grew rapidly following recent advances in genetics and genomics.