While much recent science has focused on understanding and exploiting root traits as new
opportunities for crop improvement, the use of rootstocks has enhanced productivity of …

Downregulation of the expression of specific genes through RNA interference (RNAi), has
been widely used for genetic research in insects. The method has relied on the injection of …

RNA interference (RNA i) has emerged as a powerful genetic tool for scientific research over
the past several years. It has been utilized not only in fundamental research for the …

Over the last two decades, significant advances have been made using genetic engineering
technology to modify genes from various exotic origins and introduce them into plants to …

Plant‐parasitic nematodes are major pests of both temperate and tropical agriculture. Many
of the most damaging species employ an advanced parasitic strategy in which they induce …

The current battery of candidate parasitism proteins secreted by nematodes to modify plant
tissues for parasitism includes cell-wall-modifying enzymes of potential prokaryotic origin …

The mite Varroa destructor is an obligatory ectoparasite of the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
and is one of the major threats to apiculture worldwide. We previously reported that honey …

Background Self-complementary RNA transcripts form a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) that
triggers a sequence-specific mRNA degradation, in a process known as RNA interference …

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are obligate, sedentary endoparasites that infect
many plant species causing large economic losses worldwide. Available nematicides are …

Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a biotrophic fungus provoking SBR disease. SBR poses a major
threat to global soybean production. Though several R genes provided soybean immunity to …