All nutrients that plants absorb have to pass a region of intense interactions between roots,
microorganisms and animals, termed the rhizosphere. Plants allocate a great portion of their …

Root-knot nematodes and cyst nematodes are obligate, biotrophic pathogens of numerous
plant species. These organisms cause dramatic changes in the morphology and physiology …

A bstract Plant responses to herbivores are complex. Genes activated on herbivore attack
are strongly correlated with the mode of herbivore feeding and the degree of tissue damage …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Root-lesion nematodes of the genus Pratylenchus are recognised worldwide as one of the
major constraints of crops of primary economic importance. Pratylenchus spp. comprises …

Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major threat to crop production in all countries, and
identification of nematodes and knowledge of their biology is of paramount importance …

We used the cytokinin‐responsive Arabidopsis response regulator (ARR) 5 gene promoter
fused to a β‐glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene, and cytokinin oxidase (CKX) genes from …

Root‐knot nematodes differentiate highly specialized feeding cells in roots (giant cells,
GCs), through poorly characterized mechanisms that include extensive transcriptional …

Cytokinins (CKs) are evolutionally old and highly conserved low-mass molecules that have
been identified in almost all known organisms. In plants, they evolved into an important …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the stable transfer of genetic material from one organism to
another without reproduction or human intervention. Transfer occurs by the passage of …