Meloidogyne enterolobii, a Major Threat to Tomato Production: Current Status and Future Prospects for Its Management

AN Philbrick, TB Adhikari, FJ Louws… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The guava root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii (Syn. M. mayaguensis), is an
emerging pathogen to many crops in the world. This nematode can cause chlorosis …

Rooting out the mechanisms of root-knot nematode–plant interactions

WB Rutter, J Franco, C Gleason - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.) engage in complex parasitic interactions
with many different host plants around the world, initiating elaborate feeding sites and …

Unzipped chromosome-level genomes reveal allopolyploid nematode origin pattern as unreduced gamete hybridization

D Dai, C Xie, Y Zhou, D Bo, S Zhang, S Mao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The formation and consequences of polyploidization in animals with clonal reproduction
remain largely unknown. Clade I root-knot nematodes (RKNs), characterized by …

Understanding molecular plant–nematode interactions to develop alternative approaches for nematode control

MMM Abd-Elgawad - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Developing control measures of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) rank high as they cause
big crop losses globally. The growing awareness of numerous unsafe chemical nematicides …

Effectors of root-knot nematodes: an arsenal for successful parasitism

S Jagdale, U Rao, AP Giri - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are notorious plant-parasitic nematodes first recorded in 1855
in cucumber plants. They are microscopic, obligate endoparasites that cause severe losses …

Meloidogyne enterolobii risk to agriculture, its present status and future prospective for management

A Sikandar, L Jia, H Wu, S Yang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Meloidogyne enterolobii, commonly known as guava root-knot nematode, poses risk due to
its widespread distribution and extensive host range. This species is recognized as the most …

Meloidogyne enterolobii, a threat to crop production with particular reference to sub-Saharan Africa: an extensive, critical and updated review

RL Collett, M Marais, M Daneel, M Rashidifard… - Nematology, 2021 - brill.com
Crop damage inflicted by Meloidogyne enterolobii justifies an updated literature review
focusing on recent discoveries about its identification, biology and management. Since its …

Silencing the conserved small nuclear ribonucleoprotein SmD1 target gene alters susceptibility to root-knot nematodes in plants

J Mejias, Y Chen, J Bazin, NM Truong, K Mulet… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are among the most damaging pests of agricultural crops.
Meloidogyne is an extremely polyphagous genus of nematodes that can infect thousands of …

Genome Expression Dynamics Reveal the Parasitism Regulatory Landscape of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita and a Promoter Motif Associated …

M Da Rocha, C Bournaud, J Dazenière, P Thorpe… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Root-knot nematodes (genus Meloidogyne) are the major contributor to crop losses caused
by nematodes. These nematodes secrete effector proteins into the plant, derived from two …

The Meloidogyne incognita Nuclear Effector MiEFF1 Interacts With Arabidopsis Cytosolic Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases to Promote Parasitism

NM Truong, Y Chen, J Mejias, S Soulé… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Root-knot nematodes are obligate endoparasites that maintain a biotrophic relationship with
their hosts over a period of several weeks. They induce the differentiation of root cells into …