Development of high-throughput methods to screen disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-1 in oilseed rape

Abstract

Inoculation of LECA was the most suitable method for phenotyping disease caused by <i>R. solani</i> AG 2-1 as it enabled the detection of differences in disease severity among OSR genotypes within a short time period whilst allowing measurements to be conducted on whole plants. This system is expected to facilitate identification of resistant germplasm.