Root rot alters the root-associated microbiome of field pea in commercial crop production systems

Z Hossain, M Hubbard, Y Gan, LD Bainard - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Background and aims Pulses are important crops that have been used to diversify cropping
rotations in the Canadian prairies. With increasing cultivation intensity, pulses are becoming …

Fungal endophytes improve wheat seed germination under heat and drought stress

M Hubbard, J Germida, V Vujanovic - Botany, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
Seed germination is a critical life stage for plants survival and timely seedling establishment
especially in stressful environments. We hypothesized that fungal endophytes would …

[HTML][HTML] The biochemistry behind biopesticide efficacy

M Hubbard, RK Hynes, M Erlandson… - Sustainable Chemical …, 2014 - Springer
Biopesticides have the potential to play an important role in sustainable, environmentally
safe pest control. A diverse range of biopesticides employ chemical modes of action. This …

[PDF][PDF] Fungal endophytes that confer heat and drought tolerance to wheat

M Hubbard - 2012 - harvest.usask.ca
Fungal endophytes can improve plant tolerance to abiotic stresses such as heat and drought.
I hypothesized that the six endophytic fungi SMCD 2204, 2206, 2208, 2210, 2214 and …

Health beliefs of African–Caribbean people with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study

K Brown, M Avis, M Hubbard - British Journal of General Practice, 2007 - bjgp.org
Background There is evidence that African–Caribbean people with diabetes have poorer
outcomes than other individuals with diabetes. It is not fully understood why this happens. Aim …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring Mechanisms of Quantitative Resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans (Blackleg) in the Cotyledons of Canola (Brassica napus) Based on …

M Hubbard, C Zhai, G Peng - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Using resistant cultivars is a common approach to managing blackleg of canola/rapeseed
caused by Leptosphaeria maculans (Lm). Quantitative resistance (QR), as opposed to major-…

Distribution and abundance of Aphanomyces euteiches in agricultural soils: effect of land use type, soil properties, and crop management practices

…, J Payment, S Chatterton, JD Bainard, M Hubbard… - Applied Soil …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aphanomyces euteiches is a soil-borne pathogen that causes root rot in susceptible pulse
crops. Although widespread across Canada, A. euteiches was not reported in Saskatchewan …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering Aphanomyces euteiches-pea-biocontrol bacterium interactions through untargeted metabolomics

Z Hossain, S Zhao, K Liu, L Li, M Hubbard - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Aphanomyces euteiches causes root rot in pea, leading to significant yield losses. However,
the metabolites involved in this pathosystem have not been thoroughly studied. This study …

Fungal endophyte colonization coincides with altered DNA methylation in drought-stressed wheat seedlings

M Hubbard, JJ Germida… - Canadian Journal of Plant …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Hubbard, M., Germida, JJ and Vujanovic, V. 2014. Fungal endophyte colonization coincides
with altered DNA methylation in drought-stressed wheat seedlings. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 223…

[HTML][HTML] Effects of nitrogen fertilization and a commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculant on root rot and agronomic production of pea and lentil crops

M Hubbard, M Thomson, A Menun, WE May… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the Canadian prairies, pulse crops such as field pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens
culinaris L.) are economically important and widely grown. However, in recent years, root rot, …