Grafting vegetable crops to manage plant-parasitic nematodes: a review

V Phani, MT Gowda, TK Dutta - Journal of Pest Science, 2024 - Springer
Vegetables constitute 12% of world agricultural produce. Solanaceous and cucurbitaceous
crops constitute the major share of vegetable production, but their productivity is greatly …

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 …

DNA polymerase diversity reveals multiple incursions of Polintons during nematode evolution

DE Jeong, S Sundrani, RN Hall… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Polintons are double-stranded DNA, virus-like self-synthesizing transposons widely found in
eukaryotic genomes. Recent metagenomic discoveries of Polinton-like viruses are …

Unraveling the interplay between unicellular parasites and bacterial biofilms: implications for disease persistence and antibiotic resistance

E Zanditenas, S Ankri - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial biofilms have attracted significant attention due to their involvement in persistent
infections, food and water contamination, and infrastructure corrosion. This review delves …

Revolutionizing nematode management to achieve global food security goals-An overview

A Afzal, T Mukhtar - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Nematodes are soil-dwelling organisms that inflict substantial damage to crops, resulting in
significant declines in agricultural productivity. Consequently, they are recognized as one of …

Synthetic biology in multicellular organisms: Opportunities in nematodes

D Kukhtar, M Fussenegger - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic biology has mainly focused on introducing new or altered functionality in single
cell systems: primarily bacteria, yeast, or mammalian cells. Here, we describe the extension …

Exploring the potential of endophyte-plant interactions for improving crop sustainable yields in a changing climate

L Sena, E Mica, G Valè, P Vaccino… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Climate change poses a major threat to global food security, significantly reducing crop
yields as cause of abiotic stresses, and for boosting the spread of new and old pathogens …

The Short-Term Effects of Amendments on Nematode Communities and Diversity Patterns under the Cultivation of Miscanthus × giganteus on Marginal Land

T Stefanovska, A Skwiercz, V Pidlisnyuk, O Zhukov… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The short-term effects of soil amendments on the structure, diversity and function of a
nematode community of Miscanthus× giganteus was investigated. Crop was cultivated on …

Chemo-profiling of Purpureocillium lilacinum and Paecilomyces variotii isolates using GC-MS analysis, and evaluation of their metabolites against M. incognita

P Patidar, L Prasad, S Sagar, A Sirohi, MS Saharan… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Nematophagous fungi are the best alternatives to chemical nematicides for managing
nematodes considering environmental health. In the current study, activity of metabolites …

Insights into the role of biochar as potential agent in the management of disease caused by phytopathogens: A Review

R Tikoria, D Kumar, R Sharma, P Parkirti… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
In modern agricultural environment, plants are facing a number of challenges including
various kind of environmental stress and pathogen attacks. These plant pathogens include …