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Discovery of hatching stimulants for Globodera pallida with simple chemical structures and their application for nematode density reduction in soil

Joint press release (in Japanese) by National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Nippon Soda Co.,Ltd., and Hokkaido University

Abstract
Potato cyst nematodes (PCN), Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis, are among the most destructive pests affecting potatoes. Hatching stimulants that induce “suicide hatching” in the absence of host plants offer a promising strategy for PCN management. However, previously identified natural hatching stimulants have complex structures, making them difficult to synthesize. Therefore, we….

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Article inforamation
Atsuhiko Kushida, Jun Kanazawa, Itaru Sakata, Yuto Ikeda, Takashi, Kitayama, Kosuke Kato, Takuya Itabashi, Yuki Sugimoto, Satoshi Koizumi, Yoko Osawa, Tsutomu Inoue, and Keiji Tanino,Discovery of hatching stimulants for Globodera pallida with simple chemical structures and their application for nematode density reduction in soil,13,2025
DOI:10.1094/PDIS-03-25-0667-RE