Sabine Banniza
Professor
Plant Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Prof. Sabine Bannizahas received his PhD from University of Reading, UK. Currently, he is working as professor in University of Saskatchewan. His research area includes root rots in pea and lentil, fungal pathogens on faba bean etc. He has authored several articles.
Research Interest
As a member of the Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan, my research program is focused on pulse crop pathology with particular emphasis on problems in Saskatchewan. The overarching theme of my research program is to study the biology of fungal and bacterial pathogens and their interaction with host plants. The ultimate goal of my research is to gain a better understanding of strategies employed by these pathogens to successfully invade and colonize pulse crops, and to exploit this knowledge for the purpose of developing successful breeding and disease management strategies. In order to achieve this goal, my research program follows a hierarchical approach, covering aspects from the field level down to the microscopic and molecular level.
Publications
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Bhadauria V, MacLachlan R, Pozniak C, Banniza S. Candidate effectors contribute to race differentiation and virulence of the lentil anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum lentis. BMC genomics. 2015 Aug 22;16(1):628.
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Habibi A, Peever TL, Banniza S, Morrall RA. First report of ascochyta blight of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) caused by Peyronellaea pinodes in Canada. Plant Disease. 2016 Feb;100(2):520-.
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Menat J, Armstrong-Cho C, Banniza S. Lack of evidence for sexual reproduction in field populations of Colletotrichum lentis. Fungal Ecology. 2016 Apr 30;20:66-74.