Plant parasitic nematode infection of crops can be highly detrimental to agricultural production. Since the discovery that plant roots release chemicals that attract the infective stage of plant parasitic nematodes some 80 years ago, significant progress in identifying the signaling molecules has occurred only relatively recently. Here, we review the literature on chemical ecological studies of two major plant parasitic nematode groups: root knot nematodes in the genus Meloidogyne and cyst nematodes in the genus Globodera because of the negative impact their parasitism has on farming systems in Africa. We then highlight perspectives for future directions for their management.

https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01940

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LAURA CORTADAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-3798

Daniel Coynehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-6328

https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01940

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; BIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING

Natural Resource Management; Plant Breeding

Semiochemicals; Volatile Compounds; Organic Compounds; Root Knot Nematodes; Meloidogyne

Africa; East Africa

Kenya

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry