Genetic breakthroughs in the Brassica napus- Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interactions

Rong-Shi Chen; Ji-Yi Wang; Rehman Sarwar; Xiao-Li Tan

doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1276055

Genetic breakthroughs in the Brassica napus- Sclerotinia sclerotiorum interactions

Front Plant Sci. 2023 Nov 23:14:1276055. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1276055. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Rong-Shi Chen¹, Ji-Yi Wang¹, Rehman Sarwar¹, Xiao-Li Tan¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.

Abstract

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is a highly destructive fungal pathogen that seriously damages the yield and quality of Brassica napus worldwide. The complex interaction between the B. napus and S. sclerotiorum system has presented significant challenges in researching rapeseed defense strategies. Here, we focus on the infection process of S. sclerotiorum, the defense mechanisms of rapeseed, and recent research progress in this system. The response of rapeseed to S. sclerotiorum is multifaceted; this review aims to provide a theoretical basis for rapeseed defense strategies.

Keywords: gene editing; oxalic acid; pathogen effector; plant defense; resistance gene; transcriptome.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by the Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CX (21) 2009) and the Key R&D in the Jiangsu Province (BE2022340).