RNAi silencing of the Meloidogyne incognita Rpn7 gene reduces nematode parasitic success

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-144

  Niu, Junhai ^a,b   Jian, Heng ^a   Xu, Jianmei ^a   Chen, Changlong ^a   Guo, Quanxin ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Guo, Yangdong ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CATAS   (China)

Author keywords

Composite plant; Meloidogyne incognita; Motility; Reproduction; RNAi; Rpn7

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; MOTILITY; NEMATODE; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RNA; ROOT SYSTEM;

MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84864407088     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-012-9971-y     Document Type: Article

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