Transcriptome profiling and RNA-Seq SNP analysis of reniform nematode (<i>Rotylenchulus reniformis</i>) resistant cotton (<i>Gossypium hirsutum</i>) identifies activated defense pathways and candidate resistance genes.

ABSTRACT: The reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveira) is a serious pathogen of Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) wherever it is grown throughout the United States. Upland cotton resistance to R. reniformis derived from the G. barbadense accession GB713 is largely controlled by the Ren^barb2 locus on chromosome 21. Ren^barb2 has proven useful as a tool to mitigate annual cotton yield losses due to R. reniformis infection; however, very little is known about the molecular aspects of Ren^barb2 -mediated resistance and the gene expression changes that occur in resistant plants during the course of R. reniformis infection. In this study, two nearly isogenic

SUBMITTER: Wubben MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879972 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature