TY  - JA
AU  - Muhammad Amjad Ali
AU  - Azeem,F.
AU  - Amjab Abbas
AU  - Joyia,F.A.
AU  - Hongjie Li
AU  - Dababat,A.A.
TI  - Transgenic strategies for enhancement of nematode resistance in plants
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Switzerland : 
PB  - Frontiers
KW  - Plant nematodes
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Genes
KW  - Resistance
KW  - Proteinase inhibitors
N1  - Peer review; Open Access; WC; FP3
N2  - Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are obligate biotrophic parasites causing serious damage and reduction in crop yields. Several economically important genera parasitize various crop plants. The root-knot, root lesion, and cyst nematodes are the three most economically damaging genera of PPNs on crops within the family Heteroderidae. It is very important to devise various management strategies against PPNs in economically important crop plants. Genetic engineering has proven a promising tool for the development of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. Additionally, the genetic engineering leading to transgenic plants harboring nematode resistance genes has demonstrated its significance in the field of plant nematology. Here, we have discussed the use of genetic engineering for the development of nematode resistance in plants. This review article also provides a detailed account of transgenic strategies for the resistance against PPNs. The strategies include natural resistance genes, cloning of proteinase inhibitor coding genes, anti-nematodal proteins and use of RNA interference to suppress nematode effectors. Furthermore, the manipulation of expression levels of genes induced and suppressed by nematodes has also been suggested as an innovative approach for inducing nematode resistance in plants. The information in this article will provide an array of possibilities to engineer resistance against PPNs in different crop plants
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/10883/18615
T2  - Frontiers in Plant Science 
DO  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00750
ER  -