Rn. Perry et Jt. Jones, THE USE OF MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES IN PLANT NEMATOLOGY - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, Russian journal of nematology, 6(1), 1998, pp. 47-56
Aspects of the use of molecular biology techniques in three areas of P
lant Nematology (molecular taxonomy and diagnostics, genetic engineeri
ng for resistance and gene identification and function) are presented.
Selected examples are used to illustrate the expansion of research in
these areas and, especially, to indicate the priorities and possible
future developments for molecular biology studies of plant-parasitic n
ematodes. Emphasis is placed on the need for novel control strategies
based on genetic engineering for resistance, the desirability of using
information from Caenorhabditis elegans research and the need for an
integrated approach with physiologists and biochemists to determine ge
ne function.