%D 1994
%L icrisat4709
%I Springer
%T Screening techniques and sources of resistance to nematodes in cool season food legumes
%P 59-66
%V 73
%N 1-2
%A S B Sharma
%A R A Sikora
%A N Greco
%A M Di Vito
%A G Caubel
%J Euphytica
%X Identification of sources of resistance in cool season legumes to cyst (Heterodera spp.), root-knot (Meloidogyne
spp.), and stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) is generally based on number of cysts on roots, root-knot nematode
induced gall index, and stem nematode reproduction in shoot tissue, respectively . Various levels of resistance to cyst
nematodes have been detected in chickpea and pea. Resistance has also been identified in chickpea, faba bean, and
pea to the root-knot nematodes . Broad based durable sources of resistance to plant parasitic nematodes are required .
Basic research is needed to develop transgenic plants with resistance based on hatch stimulants, inhibitors, toxins,
or repellents found in antagonistic rhizosphere microorganisms . Selection of genotypes that favor development of
beneficial rhizosphere microorganisms or root endophytes that increase the plant resistance to nematode infection
deserves attention
%K chickpea, cyst nematodes, faba bean, lentil, pea, root-knot nematodes, stem nematode