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QTL mapping and transcriptome analysis of cowpea reveals candidate genes for root-knot nematode resistance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Santos Jansen Rodrigo Pereira, Ndeve Arsenio Daniel, Huynh Bao-Lam, Matthews William Charles, Roberts Philip Alan
Abstract excerpt
Cowpea is one of the most important food and forage legumes in drier regions of the tropics and subtropics. However, cowpea yield worldwide is markedly below the known potential due to abiotic and biotic stresses, including parasitism by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp., RKN). Two resistance genes with dominant effect, Rk and Rk2, have been reported to provide resistance against RKN in cowpea. Despite their...
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