title: Resistance to root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp. in woody plants.
abstract: I. 42 II. 43 III. 44 IV. 47 V. 49 VI. 50 VII. 50 VIII. 50 IX. 52 52 References 52 SUMMARY: Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) Meloidogyne spp. cause major damage to cultivated woody plants. Among them, Prunus, grapevine and coffee are the crops most infested by worldwide polyphagous species and species with a more limited distribution and/or narrower host range. The identification and characterization of natural sources of resistance are important steps to develop RKN control strategies. In woody crops, resistant rootstocks genetically different from the scion of agronomical interest may be engineered. We describe herein the interactions between RKNs and different woody crops, and highlight the plant species in which resistance and corresponding resistance (R) genes have been discovered. Even though grapevine and, to a lesser extent, coffee have a history of rootstock selection for RKN resistance, few cases of resistance have been documented. By contrast, in Prunus, R genes with different spectra have been mapped in plums, peach and almond and can be pyramided for durable resistance in interspecific rootstocks. We particularly discuss here the Ma Toll/interleukin-1 receptor-like-nucleotide binding-leucine-rich repeat gene from Myrobalan plum, one of the longest plant R genes cloned to date, due to its unique biological and structural properties. RKN R genes in Prunus will enable us to carry out molecular studies aimed at improving our knowledge of plant immunity in woody plants.
authors.affiliation: RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Immunity Research Group, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan.
authors.forename: Simon Bernard
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Saucet
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1355, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.|University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.|CNRS, UMR 7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Ghelder
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1355, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.|University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.|CNRS, UMR 7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.affiliation: INRA, UR 1052, Unité de Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes (GAFL), CS 60094, 84143, Montfavet, France.
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1355, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.|University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR 7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.|CNRS, UMR 7254, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06903, Sophia Antipolis, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esmenjaud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D040503:Coffea / Q000469:parasitology; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000469:parasitology*; D060467:Disease Resistance; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D000069600:Plant Breeding / Q000379:methods; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology*; D027861:Prunus / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology; D014431:Tylenchoidea / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D027843:Vitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology
keywords: Prunus; coffee; durable resistance; grapevine; plant immunity; root-knot nematode; rootstock breeding; woody plants