Root-Knot Nematode Resistance in Gossypium hirsutum Determined by a Constitutive Defense-Response Transcriptional Program Avoiding a Fitness Penalty

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important renewable source of natural textile fiber and one of the most cultivated crops around the world. Plant-parasitic nematode infestations, such as the southern Root-Knot Nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita, represent a threat to cotton production worldwide...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Odilón Ojeda-Rivera, Mauricio Ulloa, Philip A. Roberts, Pratibha Kottapalli, Congli Wang, Héctor-Rogelio Nájera-González, Paxton Payton, Damar Lopez-Arredondo, Luis Herrera-Estrella
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.858313/full