Lethbridge

October 21, 2023

Lethbridge # Engineering a Direct Detection Assay for Clubroot Pathogen in Canola Soil and Roots # Clubroot, caused by the pathogenic soil-borne protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, poses a significant threat to Brassicae crops worldwide. Characterized by the development of abnormal growths or galls on plant roots, clubroot poses a serious risk to our local economy by depriving nutrients and inducing plant death in canola, our most profitable crop in Alberta. Currently, farmers outsource detection to off-site laboratories which utilize PCR amplification, a process that is costly and time-consuming. ...