Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2022) | Viewed by 436
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nematoda; DNA sequencing; phylogenetic analysis of tylenchida thorne
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant-parasitic nematodes are recognized as one of the greatest threats to crop production throughout the world. Estimated annual crop losses of USD 8 billion in the United States and USD 78 billion worldwide are attributed to these pests. It has been found that nematodes, alone or in combination with other soil microorganisms, infect almost every part of the plant, including roots, stems, leaves, fruits, and seeds. All plant-parasitic nematodes are obligate parasites, feeding exclusively on the cytoplasm of living plant cells. It has been shown that several groups of most agriculturally important nematodes establish complex interactions with their plant host. This Special Issue of Plants will focus on recent advances in all aspects of plant–nematode interactions, their control, systematics, biodiversity, genomics, and other research directions.
Dr. Sergei A. Subbotin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodiversity
- cyst nematodes
- effector gene
- feeding cells
- genome
- nematode parasitism
- plant resistance
- root-knot nematodes
- transcriptome
