NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE HAVING ABILITY TO INCREASE RESISTANCE AGAINST INFECTION BY NEMATODES, A VECTOR CONTAINING THIS MOLECULE AND METHOD OF INCREASING RESISTANCE AGAINST THIS INFECTION

摘要

Disclosed is a nucleic acid molecule capable of increasing the resistance to nematode infection of a plant, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide with collagenase activity or a precursor thereof, said nucleotide sequence being in operable linkage to a promoter active in plants.