... Sinha and colleagues at the UC Davis Section of Plant Biology studied dodder vines growing ... holds a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to research plant parasites, notably Striga, which attacks maize ...
... pave the way for research on ways to fight the pest.
"This is considered to be one of, if not the most important plant-parasitic nematode species across the world," said Thomas Baum, professor and ...
... have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites -- Meloidogyne hapla, a microscopic, soil-dwelling worm known more commonly as the ...
An international team of 27 laboratories said on Sunday they had laid bare the genetic code of a tiny parasite responsible for billions of dollars in crop losses each year.
A parasitic plant that sucks water and nutrients from its plant host also taps into its communications traffic, a new report finds. The research could lead to new ways to combat parasites that attack ...
... of living in and being exposed to the byproducts of decaying beetle carcasses, and others that also have been found in plant parasitic nematodes. The genome supports the theory that P. pacificus might ...
... map for a microscopic, soil-dwelling worm that is one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites has been completed by a research team, including UC Davis nematology professor Valerie ...
... have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites - Meloidogyne hapla, a microscopic, soil-dwelling worm known more commonly as the ...
... damage that the worms inflict. Each year, plant-parasitic nematodes cause more than 80 billion ... way in which nematodes feed themselves through plants. Ways to thwart the nematodes can then be invented ...
... impaired development of flower and fruit. Severely infected plants often do not survive the damage that the worms inflict. Each year, plant-parasitic nematodes cause more than 80 billion euro in ...
