Project

Uncover diversity, barcoding and metabarcoding of plant-parasitic nematodes

Code
01D05918
Duration
01 October 2018 → 30 September 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal morphology, anatomy and physiology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production not elsewhere classified
    • Crop science
    • Agriculture, land and farm management not elsewhere classified
    • Other agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences not elsewhere classified
Keywords
taxonomy phylogeny plant-parasitic nematodes new species diagnostics barcodes COI gene DNA-metabarcoding
 
Project description

This PhD aims at studying diversity, biology and diagnostics of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) around the world in light of their efficient management in agricultural fields. Comprehensively delimited species and newly described species will be linked to the most informative and efficient molecular barcodes. DNA-metabarcoding will be optimized for PPN, including a density estimation.