Juan Jovel

Foliar Chitosan, Paraburkholderia tropica and Bacillus infantis Alter Chitinase and β-1,3-Glucanase Activity Independently of Meloidogyne spp. Infection and Reduce Nematode Reproduction in Tomato

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are the most economically important group of plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide. We tested whether foliar elicitors induce defense enzymes in leaves and reduce nematode reproduction in the roots of the same plants. Tomato cv. Santa Clara, w...