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Mediator of tolerance to abiotic stress ERF6 regulates susceptibility of Arabidopsis to Meloidogyne incognita.
Molecular plant pathology - 1 Jan 2019
Warmerdam Sonja, Sterken Mark G, Van Schaik Casper, Oortwijn Marian E P, Lozano-Torres Jose L, Bakker Jaap, Goverse Aska, Smant Geert
Abstract excerpt
Root-knot nematodes transform vascular host cells into permanent feeding structures to selectively withdraw their nutrients from host plants during the course of several weeks. The susceptibility of host plants to root-knot nematode infections is thought to be a complex trait involving many genetic loci. However, genome-wide association (GWA) analysis has so far revealed only four quantitative trait loci (QTLs)...
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