Validation of the Chemotaxis of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Toward Host Root Exudates

• Published in: Journal of nematology Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Liu, Wenshan, Jones, Alexis L., Gosse, Heather N., Lawrence, Kathy S., Park, Sang-Wook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 01.01.2019; Exeley Inc
• Subjects: cotton; heterodera glycines; Host specificity; Host–parasitic relationship; Life Sciences; meloidogyne incognita; Motility assay; Peanut; rotylenchulus reniformis; Soybean

Plant parasitic nematodes (PPN) are microscopic soil herbivores that cause damage to many economic crops. For the last century, it has been proposed that chemotaxis is the primary means by which PPN locate host plant roots. The identities and modes of action of chemoattractants that deliver host-spe...