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Sclerotinia rot caused by  Sclerotinia sclerotiorum  is one of the most serious diseases of oilseed rape. To understand the resistance mechanisms in the  Brassica napus  to  S. sclerotiorum , comparative disease progression, histological and proteomic studies were conducted of two  B. napus  genotypes (resistant cv. Charlton, susceptible cv. RQ001-02M2). At 72 and 96 h post inoculation (hpi), lesion size on cotyledons was significantly ( P ≤0.001) smaller in the resistant Charlton. Anatomical investigations revealed impeded fungal growth (at 24 hpi and onwards) and hyphal disintegration only on resistant Charlton. Temporal changes (12, 24, 48 and 72 hpi) in protein profile showed certain enzymes up-regulated only in resistant Charlton, such as those related to primary metabolic pathways, antioxidant defence, ethylene biosynthesis, pathogenesis related proteins, protein synthesis and protein folding, play a role in mediating defence responses against  S. sclerotiorum . Similarly a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A enzyme with increased abundance in susceptible RQ001-02M2 and decreased levels in resistant Charlton has a role in increased susceptibility to this pathogen. This is the first time that the expression of these enzymes has been shown to be associated with mediating the defence response against  S. sclerotinia  in cotyledon tissue of a resistant cultivar of  B. napus  at a proteomics level. This study not only provides important new insights into the resistance mechanisms within  B. napus  against  S. sclerotiorum , but opens the way for novel engineering of new  B. napus  varieties that over-express these key enzymes as a strategy to enhance resistance and better manage this devastating pathogen.

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Differentially Expressed Proteins and Associated Histological and Disease Progression Changes in Cotyledon Tissue of a Resistant and Susceptible Genotype of Brassica napus Infected with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum