The polyphagous parthenogenetic root-knot nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne are considered to be the most significant nematode pest in sub-tropical and tropical agriculture. Despite the crucial need for correct diagnosis, ...
Biotechnology
Mar 7, 2016
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The genes that cause parasitism in a group of intestinal worms, responsible for one of most prevalent tropical diseases in the developing world, have been identified by an international team of scientists, led by the University ...
Biotechnology
Feb 2, 2016
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The chemical control of harmful nematodes is being limited in an increasing number of countries. Instead of using chemicals, farmers and horticulturalists must now control this pest in the soil. The Netherlands has a wealth ...
Biotechnology
Dec 17, 2015
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Many nematodes (worms) have specialized as pathogens, including those that serve as deadly insect-attacking parasites, making them effective biocontrol agents.
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2015
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Harmful nematodes that damage the soil can be controlled by creating an environment in which they are temporarily deprived of oxygen. Covering the soil with plastic film or a layer of water encourages anaerobic bacteria to ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2015
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Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. But a new way of disrupting the motility and reproduction of these plant parasitic nematodes discovered by a University of New ...
Biotechnology
Sep 9, 2015
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Plants can sense parasitic roundworms in the soil by picking up on their chemical signals, a team of researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI), on the Cornell University campus, has found.
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2015
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Slugs and other invertebrates provide essential public transport for small worms in the search for food, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Ecology.
Plants & Animals
Jul 12, 2015
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It took decades of painstaking work, but research geneticist Ram Singh managed to cross a popular soybean variety ("Dwight" Glycine max) with a related wild perennial plant that grows like a weed in Australia, producing the ...
Biotechnology
May 12, 2015
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When we think of spaceflight, we think astronauts. You're a human, you perceive the Universe with your human-centric attitudes. You… specist.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2015
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