Nematicidal Efficacy of a dsRNA-Chitosan Formulation Against <i>Acrobeloides nanus</i> Estimated by a Soil Drenching Application.

ABSTRACT: Acrobeloides nanus is a cosmopolitan, parthenogenetic soil nematode that is widely distributed across various terrestrial environments, including forests, sand dunes, and agricultural lands. In Korea, this nematode was first isolated from soil collected from a potato farm. It has been used as a biological indicator for monitoring contamination caused by divalent metals such as copper and zinc. In this study, A. nanus was isolated from the soil collected from a cucumber farm, and its identity was confirmed using both morphological and molecular markers. Spray-induced gene silencing using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) represents a promising new strategy for pest control. Here, we tested a spraying dsRNA that would specifically suppress the target genes in A. nanus. Three g

SUBMITTER: Song T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467938 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature