A Comprehensive Transcriptional Profiling of Pepper Responses to Root-Knot Nematode.

ABSTRACT: Genetic resistance remains a key component in integrated pest management systems. The cosmopolitan root-knot nematode (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) proves a significant management challenge as virulence and pathogenicity vary among and within species. RKN greatly reduces commercial bell pepper yield, and breeding programs continuously develop cultivars to emerging nematode threats. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the nature and forms of nematode resistance. Defining how resistant and susceptible pepper cultivars mount defenses against RKN attacks can help inform breeding programs. Here, we characterized the transcriptional responses of the highly related resistant (Charleston Belle) and susceptible (Keystone Resistance Giant) pepper cultivars throughout early nematode inf

SUBMITTER: Hu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7765216 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature