Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the pine-wood nematode (PWN), is the causal agent of pine wilt disease, one of the most damaging emerging pest problems to forests around the world. It is native to North America where it causes relatively minor damage to native conifers but is labeled an EPPO-A-2 pest and a quarantine nematode for many countries outside of the United States because of its potential ...

the relationship between initial population density of rice white tip nematode (aphelenchoides besseyi) and yield was examined on oryzae sativa cv. alikazemi. experiments were conducted in greenhouse, micro-plot and field conditions. seinhorst’s model was used to describe the relationship between nematode population density and crop yield. the parameters of the model, minimum yield (m), constan...

After experiencing anaerobic environments, Aphelenchoides besseyi will enter a state of suspended animation known as anoxybiosis, during which it may use trehalose as an energy supply to survive. To explore the function of trehalose metabolism, two trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) genes (Ab-tps1 and Ab-tps2) encoding enzymes catalysing trehalose synthesis, and three trehalase (TRE) genes (A...