Dr. Fengqun Yu
Genetics and pre-breeding for resistance to crop diseases mainly on canola
Current research and/or projects
Defining Plasmodiophora brassicae populations with near-isogenic Brassica napus lines
Re-synthesizing Brassica napus with clubroot resistance from C-genome
Developing new genetic resources from Brassica napus for canola resistant to new pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae
Purifying genotypes of Plasomodiophora brassicae and developing SNP markers linked to races of P. brassicae populations collected in western Canada
AAFC Clubroot Consortium II: Introgression of clubroot resistance genes from rutabaga into canola
Cloning clubroot resistance genes from B. nigra and transferring the genes into canola through a CRISPR/Cas9 based technology
New technologies for blackleg race profiling
Introgression of blackleg resistance genes from B. nigra into canola
Understanding plant defense mechanisms involved in the biocontrol ability of biopesticides for Sclerotinia
Key publications
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Peng, G., Falk, K.C., Gugel, R.K., Franke, C., Yu, F., James, B., Strelkov, S.E., Hwang, S.F., McGregor, L. (2014). Sources of resistance to plasmodiophora brassicae (clubroot) pathotypes virulent on canola. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, [online] 36(1), 89-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2013.863805
2014 - View publication details
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Lahlali, R., Peng, G., Gossen, B.D., McGregor, L., Yu, F.Q., Hynes, R.K., Hwang, S.F., McDonald, M.R., Boyetchko, S.M. (2013). Evidence that the biofungicide serenade (Bacillus subtilis) suppresses clubroot on canola via antibiosis and induced host resistance. Phytopathology, [online] 103(3), 245-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-06-12-0123-R
2013 - View publication details
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Yu, F., Gugel, R.K., Kutcher, H.R., Peng, G., Rimmer, S.R. (2013). Identification and mapping of a novel blackleg resistance locus LepR4 in the progenies from Brassica napus × B. rapa subsp. sylvestris. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), [online] 126(2), 307-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-012-1919-2
2013 - View publication details
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Yu, F., Lydiate, D.J., Gugel, R.K., Sharpe, A.G., Rimmer, S.R. (2012). Introgression of Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris blackleg resistance into B. napus. Molecular Breeding, [online] 30(3), 1495-1506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11032-012-9735-6
2012 - View publication details
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Yu, F., Lydiate, D.J., Rimmer, S.R. (2008). Identification and mapping of a third blackleg resistance locus in Brassica napus derived from B. rapa subsp. sylvestris. Genome, [online] 51(1), 64-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/G07-103
2008 - View publication details
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