Transgenic East African Highland Banana Plants Are Protected against Radopholus similis through Host-Delivered RNAi

Phenalenone-type phytoalexins mediate resistance of banana plants (Musa spp.) to the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis.

The global yield of bananas-one of the most important food crops-is severely hampered by parasites, such as nematodes, which cause yield losses up to 75%. Plant-nematode interactions of two banana cultivars differing in susceptibility to Radopholus similis were investigated by combining the conventional and spatially resolved analytical techniques (1)H NMR spectroscopy, matrix-free UV-laser des...

Timing and Distribution of Attack by the Banana Weevil (coleoptera:curculionidae) in East African Highland Banana

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Effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum isolates on host preference, attraction, root penetration and reproduction of Radopholus similis in tissue culture banana plants

Response of Citrus Seedlings to Radopholus similis in Two Soils.

Radopholus similis was less pathogenic to greenhouse-grown citrus seedlings in Leon loamy sand than in Lakeland fine sand. This was not affected by different watering regimes. Seedling growth reduction by the burrowing nematode in either soil, compared with noninfected controls, was significant at the 1% level.

Lectin Binding to Radopholus citrophilus and R. similis Proteins.

Lectin-binding glycoproteins in seven populations of two burrowing nematode sibling species were probed with five different biotinylated lectins on Western blots, and differences were correlated with nematode ability to parasitize citrus and to overcome citrus rootstock resistance. Banding patterns of molecular weight standards were fit best by an exponential decay function, and a predictive eq...