DSRNA MOLLECLE, DSRNA MOLLECLE COLLECTION, TRANSGENIC PLANT, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLING A PLANT INFECTION BY A PARASITE NEMATODE, AND FOR PREPARING A TRANSGENIC PLANT

摘要

The present invention concerns double stranded RNA compositions and transgenic plants capable of inhibiting expression of essential genes in parasitic nematodes, and methods associated therewith. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of RNA interference to inhibit expression of a target essential nematode gene, which is a nematode sca1-like gene, and relates to the generation of plants that have increased resistance to parasitic nematodes.