Wild relatives of crops,
an important natural source
for resistance breeding.
We are a young research group studying the genetic diversity of crops and their wild relatives. Of particular interest are traits that make our crops more resistant against plant pathogens. Our research focuses on investigating the genetic basis underlying plant disease resistance in a comparative manner. We explore natural and agricultural diversity in diverse crop species, and deploy comparative evolutionary genomics and functional studies to identify novel resistance genes. With this approach we bridge two different scientific disciplines, i.e. evolutionary genomics and molecular plant immunology. Understanding how wild relatives deal with pathogen attack is key to create crops with broad-spectrum resistance.
14 March 2023
PhD promotion of Li Yang!
Well done Dr Li Yang !! Congratulations with your PhD promotion @WUR. Exciting new insights in Brassica-Xanthomonas interactions. Proud supervisors! Thanks to opponents for lively discussion this morning @sardineboy_DING @guidopmi @ghjkema@GuusjeBonnema1
Wild relatives of crops,
an important natural
source for
resistance breeding.
We are a young research group studying the genetic diversity of crops and their wild relatives. Of particular interest are traits that make our crops more resistant against plant pathogens. Our research focuses on investigating the genetic basis underlying plant disease resistance in a comparative manner. We explore natural and agricultural diversity in diverse crop species, and deploy comparative evolutionary genomics and functional studies to identify novel resistance genes. With this approach we bridge two different scientific disciplines, i.e. evolutionary genomics and molecular plant immunology. Understanding how wild relatives deal with pathogen attack is key to create crops with broad-spectrum resistance.
29 August 2022
New article online
Out now in @FrontPlantSci, our comparative transcriptome study on differential Brassica napus—Xanthomonas campestris interactions! Great co-work led by @LiYang46989092
https://frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.960874/full…