The cyst nematode resistance gene Hs4 from a wild relative of sugar beet confers resistance in an unrelated species
Plant-parasitic nematodes are major global pests in important crops. The beet cyst nematode (BCN, Heterodera schachtii) is the most severe pest in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) production. It induces a specific feeding site within the roots, known as a syncytium. The Hs4 gene from Patellifolia procumbens, a distant rel...