Genetic manipulation of Indian mustard genotypes with WRR-gene(s) confers resistance against Albugo candida.

Background: Brassica species is the second most important edible oilseed crop in India. Albugo candida (Pers.) Kuntze, a major oomycete disease of oilseed brassica causing white rust, leads to 60% yield loss globally.

Resistance strategies for defense against Albugo candida causing white rust disease.

Albugo candida, the causal organism of white rust, is an oomycete obligate pathogen infecting crops of Brassicaceae family occurred on aerial part, including vegetable and oilseed crops at all growth stages. The disease expression is characterized by local infection appearing on the abaxial region developing white or creamy yellow blister (sori) on leaves and systemic infections cause hypertrophy and hyperplasia leading to stag-head of reproductive organ. To overcome this problem, several disease management strategies like fungicide treatments were used in the field and disease-resistant varieties have also been developed using conventional and molecular breeding.

Biochemical aspects of pathogenic variability in white rust infected Indian mustard.

White rust caused by , an oomycete pathogen, is a devastating disease of (Indian mustard) worldwide. There is a need to screen virulent white rust isolates to challenge the developed white rust-resistant cultivars to screen their resistance potential. The current study explores pathogenic and biochemical response of Indian mustard to white rust isolates collected from three different geographic locations of India.

Genomic and Molecular Perspectives of Host-pathogen Interaction and Resistance Strategies against White Rust in Oilseed Mustard.

Oilseed brassicas stand as the second most valuable source of vegetable oil and the third most traded one across the globe. However, the yield can be severely affected by infections caused by phytopathogens. White rust is a major oomycete disease of oilseed brassicas resulting in up to 60% yield loss globally.