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ArticleProtoplasma2021

Impact of Meloidogyne incognita (nematode) infection on root tissues and cell wall composition of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench, Malvaceae).

Roberta Mendes Isaac Ferreira Vilela, Vinícius Coelho Kuster, Thiago Alves Magalhães, Camila Araújo Moraes, Adelino Cardoso de Paula Filho, Denis Coelho de Oliveira

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Article in Protoplasma, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Roberta Mendes Isaac Ferreira VilelaDepartamento de Biologia, Lavras, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Minas Gerais, CEP 37200-000, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0514-3628
Vinícius Coelho KusterCampus Cidade Universitária, Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí, Goiás, CEP 75801-615, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-486X
Thiago Alves MagalhãesDepartamento de Biologia, Lavras, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Minas Gerais, CEP 37200-000, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9566-6398
Camila Araújo MoraesCentro Universitário de Goiatuba (UniCerrado), Goiatuba, Goiás, CEP 75600-000, Brazil.
Adelino Cardoso de Paula FilhoCampus Morrinhos, Instituto Federal Goiano (IF Goiano), Morrinhos, Goiás, CEP 75.650-000, Brazil.
Denis Coelho de OliveiraCampus Umuarama, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Instituto de Biologia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, CEP 38402-020, Brazil. denisoliveira@ufu.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6386-918X
Universidade Federal de Lavras · BRCentro Universitário de Goiás · BRInstituto Federal Goiano · BRUniversidade Federal de Jataí · BRUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Root-knot nematodes are endoparasites whose mature females lodge and grow inside the root of some cultivated plants, leading to losses in productivity. Herein, we investigated if the infection of okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae), promoted by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Meloidogynidae) changes some agronomic traits of the host plant, as well as the cell wall composition of the root tissues. The okra Santa Cruz 47® cultivar was infected with a suspension of 5000 M. incognita juveniles. The inoculated and non-inoculated okra plants were then submitted to morphological analysis at the end of experiment, as well as histological (at 4, 11, 18, 39, ad 66 days after inoculation) and immunocytochemical analysis (control and 66 days after inoculation). Root-knot nematode infection reduced the dry weight of the stem system but, unexpectedly, the number and weight of fruits increased. At 11 days after inoculation, we detected the presence of giant cells that increased in number and size until the end of the experiment, at 66 days after inoculation. These cells came from the xylem parenchyma and showed intense and moderate labeling for epitopes recognized by JIM5 and JIM7. The presence of homogalacturonans (HGs) with different degrees of methyl esterification seems to be related to the injuries caused by the nematode feeding activity and to the processes of giant cell hypertrophy. In addition, the presence of HGs with high methyl-esterified groups can increase the cell wall porosity and facilitate the flux of nutrients for the root-knot nematode.

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AbelmoschusMalvaceaeTylenchoideaAnimalsCell WallPlant DiseasesPlant RootsCultivated plantsGiant cellsPectinRoot-knot nematode

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