Plants and associated soil microbiota cooperatively suppress plant-parasitic nematodes

O Topalović, M Hussain, H Heuer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Disease suppressive soils with specific suppression of soil-borne pathogens and parasites
have been long studied and are most often of microbiological origin. As for the plant …

The fight against plant-parasitic nematodes: Current status of bacterial and fungal biocontrol agents

D Pires, CSL Vicente, E Menéndez, JMS Faria… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are among the most notorious and underrated threats to
food security and plant health worldwide, compromising crop yields and causing billions of …

Nematodes as suppressors and facilitators of plant performance

O Topalović, S Geisen - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–nematode interactions are mainly considered from the negative aspect with a focus on
plant‐parasitic nematodes (PPNs), which is justified considering the agronomic losses …

Impacts of root metabolites on soil nematodes

MM Sikder, M Vestergård - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plant parasitic nematodes cause significant crop damage globally. Currently, many
nematicides have been banned or are being phased out in Europe and other parts of the …

Nematodes: an overlooked tiny engineer of plant health

G Li, T Liu, JK Whalen, Z Wei - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Nematodes are a crucial component of rhizosphere biodiversity, affecting plant health as the
most abundant and functionally diverse soil animals. Plant-parasitic nematodes are …

Factors affecting success of biological agents used in controlling the plant-parasitic nematodes

MMM Abd-Elgawad, TH Askary - Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest …, 2020 - Springer
Biological control agents (BCAs) are increasingly used against various plant-parasitic
nematode (PPN) pests and offer a favorable alternative to hazardous chemical nematicides …

Biocontrol efficacy of Bacillus velezensis strain YS-AT-DS1 against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in tomato plants

Y Hu, J You, Y Wang, Y Long, S Wang, F Pan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.), one of the most economically important
plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs), cause severe yield and quality losses in agriculture …

Cover crop rotation suppresses root‐knot nematode infection by shaping soil microbiota

H Zhang, D Guo, Y Lei, JL Lozano‐Torres… - New …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Cover crop integration into grain crop rotations is a promising strategy for mitigating
nematode‐induced diseases in agriculture. However, the precise mechanisms underlying …

Genetic disruption of Arabidopsis secondary metabolite synthesis leads to microbiome-mediated modulation of nematode invasion

MM Sikder, M Vestergård, T Kyndt… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In-depth understanding of metabolite-mediated plant-nematode interactions can guide us
towards novel nematode management strategies. To improve our understanding of the …

Rhizosphere Engineering of Biocontrol Agents Enriches Soil Microbial Diversity and Effectively Controls Root-Knot Nematodes

K Vinothini, S Nakkeeran, N Saranya, P Jothi… - Microbial Ecology, 2024 - Springer
The root-knot nematode (RKN) causes significant yield loss in tomatoes. Understanding the
interaction of biocontrol agents (BCAs)-nematicides-soil microbiomes and RKNs is essential …