Researchers map first plant-parasitic nematode genome sequence
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are numerous plant-parasitic nematodes in the world, but only a handful are responsible for the largest part of an estimated $157 billion in agricultural damage globally every year. Nematodes are small worms that burrow into plant roots and feed off living cells.