Biotechnological application of functional genomics towards plant-parasitic nematode control

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 936-944

  Li, Jiarui ^a   Todd, Timothy C ^a   Lee, Junghoon ^a   Trick, Harold N ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Plant parasitic nematodes; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GIANT CELL; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PEST CONTROL; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOMICS; GIANT CELLS; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MICRORNAS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

NEMATODA;

EID: 80955137636     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00601.x     Document Type: Review

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