Akeel E. Mohammed

TL;DR: This study highlights the ready availability of very high levels of pathotype-independent resistance across diverse Brassicaceae to H. brassicae, and can be utilized as sources of resistance in oilseed and vegetable Br Jurassicaceae breeding programs and/or directly deployed as new varieties where downy mildew is prevalent.

TL;DR: This is the first study to demonstrate the existence of very high levels of pathotype-independent resistance in Australian canola varieties to H. parasitica, providing the canola industry with an immediate and effective option for management of this important disease.

TL;DR: This is the first study to define phylogenetic relationships of H. brassicae isolates in Australia, setting a benchmark for understanding current and future genetic shifts within pathogen populations; it is also the first to use octal classification to characterize pathotypes of H.

TL;DR: Together, these findings explain for the first time why development of downy mildew epidemics on susceptible cultivars occurs early in the growing season when warmer seasonal temperatures in autumn coincide with presence of seedlings; in contrast to later in thegrowing season on less susceptible older plants coinciding with cooler and less favourable winter temperatures.