To confer resistance against pathogens and pests in plants, typically dominant resistance
genes are deployed. However, because resistance is based on recognition of a single …

Developmental and environmental signals converge on cell cycle machinery to achieve
proper and flexible organogenesis under changing environments. Studies on the plant cell …

Cultivated potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), domesticated from wild Solanum species
native to the Andes of southern Peru, possess a diverse gene pool representing more than …

Phytonematodes use a stylet and secreted effectors to modify host cells and ingest nutrients
to support their growth and development. The molecular function of nematode effectors is …

Through its photosynthetic capacity the leaf provides the basis for growth of the whole plant.
In order to improve crops for higher productivity and resistance for future climate scenarios, it …

Although generally unnoticed, nearly all crop plants have one or more species of nematodes
that feed on their roots, frequently causing tremendous yield losses. The group of sedentary …

Among plant-parasitic nematodes, the root-knot nematodes (RKNs) of the Meloidogyne spp.
are the most economically important genus. RKN are root parasitic worms able to infect …

Most land plants can become infected by plant parasitic nematodes in the field. Plant
parasitic nematodes can be free-living or endoparasitic, and they usually infect plant roots …

Somatic polyploidy caused by endoreplication is observed in arthropods, molluscs, and
vertebrates but is especially prominent in higher plants, where it has been postulated to be …

Meloidogyne enterolobii is an emerging root‐knot nematode species that overcomes most of
the nematode resistance genes in crops. Nematode effector proteins secreted in planta are …