Early-stage responses to Plasmodiophora brassicae at the transcriptome level in Brassica napus

Clubroot disease in Brassicaceae is caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. Plant growth and development are severely affected due to this disease. In this study, we have developed transcriptome information from B. napus root tissues that were uninoculated and inoculated with the pathogen. Tissues were collected at 1-, 4-, and 7 days post-inoculation (DPI). Two genotypes, clubroot resistant (CR) and susceptible (CS), doubled-haploid (DH) oilseed B. napus were used for this study. The goal of this study is to identify clubroot resistance-related genes and develop gene-specific markers to assist in breeding for clubroot resistance in Canola.