Developing control measures of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) rank high as they cause
big crop losses globally. The growing awareness of numerous unsafe chemical nematicides …

Climate change-associated environmental vagaries have amplified the incidence of pests
and pathogens on plants, thus imparting the increased quest for management strategies …

Root-knot nematodes belonging to the genus Meloidogyne are agriculturally important
pests, and biocontrol strategies offer safer alternatives for their management. In the present …

Key message This study establishes possibility of combinatorial silencing of more than one
functional gene for their efficacy against root-knot nematode, M. incognita. Abstract Root …

MicroRNAs (miRNA) are a class of endogenous, non-coding, small RNAs with about 22
nucleotides (nt), that are widespread in plants and are involved in various biological …

Plant viruses cause yield losses to crops of agronomic and economic significance and are a
challenge to the achievement of global food security. Although conventional plant breeding …

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) bring about substantial losses of economic crops globally.
With the environmental and health issues facing the use of chemical nematicides, research …

Insect-pests infestation greatly affects global agricultural production and is projected to
become more severe in upcoming years. There is concern about pesticide application being …

Chemical-based peticides are having negative impacts on both the healths of human beings
and plants as well. The World Health Organisation (WHO), reported that each year,> 25 …

Key message The study demonstrates the successful management of Meloidogyne
incognita in eggplant using Mi-flp14 RNA interference, showing reduced nematode …