Lathyrus oleraceus cultivar:Lifter and PI240515 Transcriptome or Gene expression. Lathyrus oleraceus cultivar:Lifter and PI240515

Sclerotinia white mold, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, is a devastating disease of many crop plants and can cause significant economic losses in dry pea under the appropriate environmental conditions. The interaction between pathogen and host and the expression of host resistance may depend strongly on specific interactions between S. sclerotiorum and the pea host (Pisum sativum). It is important to develop genomic resources for S. sclerotiorum and pea that are relevant to the interaction between S. sclerotiorum and P. sativum. Currently, little is known about the genetic mechanisms that control the basic biology and pathology of S. sclerotiorum interacting with pea. Although we have a S. sclerotiorum genome sequence, few pea genomic resources exist. By conducting these sequencing studies we will generate pea genomic resources that will be a valuable resource for current and future studies.