Phytophthora root and stem rot (PRR) of soybean (Glycine max) caused by Phytophthora sojae is a serious disease that affects soybean production, causing a global economic loss of approximately $1-2 billion every year (Tyler, 2007). P. sojae is a typical soilborne oomycete pathogen with oospores that survive in the soil for several years. When conditions are favourable, oospores germinate to produce sporangia that release the core infection structures, zoospores (Schmitthenner, 1985). P. sojae can infect soybean at any growth stage, resulting in seed, root and stem rot and plant death (Schmitthenner, 1985). The rational use of soybean resistance is the most economical and effective means to control PRR (Zhang et al., 2013).The relationship between host soybean and P. sojae conforms to the gene-for-gene model, in which the proteins of Rps genes in soybean recognize those encoded by the corresponding Avr genes in P. sojae, which determines the resistance of soybean against P. sojae (Schmitthenner, 1985). More than 28 genes involved in resistance against P. sojae have been reported in soybean plants (Zhang et al.,