VAN STEENBRUGGE , Joris

Summary To establish persistent infections in host plants, herbivorous invaders, such as root‐knot nematodes, must rely on effectors for suppressing damage‐induced jasmonate‐dependent host defenses. However, at present, the effector mechanisms targeting the biosynthesis of biologically active jasmonates to avoid adverse host responses are...

Abstract Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major threat to crop production in all agricultural systems. The scarcity of classical resistance genes highlights a pressing need to find new ways to develop nematode-resistant germplasm. Here, we sequence and assemble a high-quality phased genome of the model cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii to...