Summary Taxonomy Superkingdom Eukaryota; Kingdom Metazoa; Phylum Nematoda;
Class Chromadorea; Order Tylenchida; Suborder Tylenchina; Infraorder Tylenchomorpha; …

The continual need to increase food production necessitates the development and
application of novel biotechnologies to enable the provision of improved crop varieties in a …

Plant proteinase inhibitors (PIs) have been well established to play a potent defensive role
against predators and pathogens. Although diverse endogenous functions for these proteins …

Proteases, though essentially indispensable to the maintenance and survival of their host
organisms, can be potentially damaging when overexpressed or present in higher …

Strawberry, a small fruit crop of great importance throughout the world, has been considered
a model plant system for Rosaceae, and is susceptible to a large variety of phytopathogenic …

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 root-knot nematode (RKN) is one of the most dangerous and widespread types of
nematodes affecting tomatoes. There are few methods for controlling nematodes in …

Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are obligate biotrophic parasites causing serious damage
and reduction in crop yields. Several economically important genera parasitize various crop …

Food insecurity is one of the most important social issues faced today, with 840 million
individuals enduring chronic hunger and three billion individuals suffering from nutrient …

Whole plasmids are used in both Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and direct DNA
transfer, generally leading to the integration of vector backbone sequences into the host …