Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant-Nematode Interactions [Hardcover]

This book reviews developments in the molecular biology of plant-nematode interactions that have been driven by the application of genomics tools. The book will be of interest to postgraduate students and to researchers with an interest in plant nematology and/or plant pathology more generally. A series of introductory chapters provide a biological context for the detailed reviews of all areas of plant-nematode interactions that follow and ensure that the bulk of the book is accessible to the non-specialist.? A final section aims to show how these fundamental studies have provided outputs of practical relevance.

Part I  Introductory Chapters. 1.? Introduction to Plant-parasitic Nematodes; Modes of Parasitism. 1.1. Introduction to Nematodes. 1.2. Evolution of Plant Parasitism. 1.3. Hatching. 1.4. Attraction to Plants. 1.5. Penetration and Feeding. 1.6. Moulting. 1.7. Reproduction. 1.8. Survival. 1.9. Conclusions. 2.? Current nematode threats to world agriculture. 2.1 Key nematodes threatening major agricultural crops of importance worldwide. 2.2 Quarantine nematodes of global importance. 2.3 Key nematodes on food staples for food security in developing countries. 3.? Phylogeny and evolution of nematodes. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Backbone of nematode phylogeny. 3.3 Phylogeny of Tylenchomorpha. 3.4 Tylenchomorpha  top end plant parasites. 3.5 Concluding remarks. 4. Cyst nematodes and syncytia. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Root invasion and selection of the initial syncytial cell. 4.3 Syncytium development. 4.4 Syncytium ultrastructure. 4.5 Defence responses. 4.6 Concluding remarks. 5.? Root-knot nematodes and giant cells. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Root invasion and migration. 5.3 Giant cell formation and function. 5.4? Giant cell induction - a deliberatlór