Assessing quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans (phoma stem canker) in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) in young plants.
Quantitative resistance against Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus is difficult to assess in young plants due to the long period of symptomless growth of here the pathogen from the appearance of leaf lesions to the appearance of canker symptoms on the stem.By using doubled haploid (DH) lines A30 (susceptible) and C119 (with quantitative resis