Exploiting genomics to understand plant-nematode interactions

The action will cover the following areas:

• WG1 – Functional Genomics of plant parasitic nematodes
• WG2 – Comparative genomics of nematodes
• WG3 – Functional genomics of plant responses

The wealth of information emerging from genomics projects on plant parasitic nematodes and their hosts, and developments in RNAi-based technologies, will be exploited in order to develop new tools for control based on an improved understanding of processes underlying nematode infection of plants and the resistant response of plants. This COST Action will co-ordinate research in this area ensuring that the publicly available genomic information and new techniques are exploited in an efficient manner.

A start-up meeting was held at 4th of December in Brussels. During this meeting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (SCRI) was elected as chair of the management committee. For any questions please contact him.