KHALLOUK , Samira

Stone fruit crops Prunus spp. grown under Mediterranean climates are severely damaged by root-knot nematodes (RKN) Meloidogyne spp. and breeding for RKN-resistant rootstocks is a promising control alternative to nematicide ban. Resistance (R) genes that confer different spectra have been identified and mapped in plums (Ma and Rjap), peach...

The Ma gene from Myrobalan plum is a TNL gene that confers a high-level resistance to all root-knot nematodes of major economic importance, including Meloidogyne incognita, M. javanica, M. arenaria, and M. enterolobii. The nematode behavior in the roots and the corresponding histological mechanisms of the Ma resistance to M. incognita in the...

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) (Meloidogyne spp.) are highly polyphagous pests that parasitize Prunus crops in Mediterranean climates. Breeding for RKN-resistant Prunus cultivars, as an alternative to the now-banned use of nematicides, is a real challenge, because the perennial nature of these trees increases the risk of resistance breakdown. The...

Stone fruit crops Prunus spp. grown under Mediterranean climates are severely damaged by root-knot nematodes (RKN) Me/oidogyne spp. and breeding for RKN-resistant rootstocks is a promising control alternative to nematicide ban. Resistance (R) genes that confer different spectra have been identified and mapped in plums (Ma and Rjap), peach...

Breeding for varieties carrying natural resistance (R) against plant-parasitic nematodes is a promising alternative to nematicide ban. In perennial crops, the long plant−nematode interaction increases the risk for R breaking and R durability is a real challenge. In grapevine, the nematode Xiphinema index has a high economic impact by...

The dagger nematode Xiphinema index has a major economic impact because of its transmission of Grapevine fanleaf virus to grapevines. This vector nematode, which was introduced into Western countries from the Middle East together with the domesticated grapevine, mostly reproduces by meiotic parthenogenesis, but microsatellite multilocus...