Evaluations carried out by Plantum NL (7 companies involved), Gouda, the Netherlands, as part of the RESGEN project.
Xanthomonas campestris resistance measurements: Glasshouse trial, temperature 25°C Plant stage at inoculation: 7-10 days after sowing or until cotyledons are fully expanded Isolate: from IPO-DLO (now PRI) Wageningen Inoculation method: briefly dip round wood tooth picks in inoculum, make a single puncture through the midvein of the cotyledon near the margin.
% of plants in three classes: Resistant, Partial Resistant, Susceptible.
Mean disease index: Σ(no. plants in scale n * n) / total no. plants
Micosphaerella brassicicola resistance measurements:
% of plants in three classes: Resistant, Partial Resistant, Susceptible.
Mean disease index: Σ(no. plants in scale n * n) / total no. plants