Abstract
Phytoparasitic nematodes are plant pests causing serious problems to a broad range of hosts, and Meloidogyne species are widely recognized as the most damaging among the root knot nematode groups. During the incompatible interaction between avirulent pathogens and resistant tomato cultivars, juvenile nematode invasions provoke a defense cascade, culminating in hypersensitive responses. Methods to detect the key molecules involved in oxidative metabolism of the infected tomato roots are described here.
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The author wish thank Dr. T. Bleve-Zacheo and Dr. A. Bobba, for having shared their specialistic compentences. This work has been partially supported by the project P.S.R. SaVeGraINPuglia 2014-2020, Progetti Integrati per la Biodiversità.
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Leonetti, P. (2018). ROS and Cell Death in Tomato Roots Infected by Meloidogyne Incognita . In: De Gara, L., Locato, V. (eds) Plant Programmed Cell Death. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1743. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7668-3_8
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