Salicylic acid ameliorates Meloidogyne incognita suppression of growth and modulates defense gene expression in contrasting tomato cultivars
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita) are a major threat to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production. This study evaluated exogenous salicylic acid (SA) as a root-zone soil drench (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 g/L) for reducing M. incognita infection and alleviating nematode-induced growth suppression in two tomato cultivar...