Endogenous soybean peptide overexpression: an alternative to protect plants against root-knot nematodes

Nematodes are pathogens of many important crops, including soybean. The main species found in Brazil are root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.), cyst (Heterodera glycines), root lesion (Pratylenchus brachyurus) and reniform (Rotylenculus reniformis) nematodes. Ureases are traditionally known for catalyzing the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide. Besides the main function, they present other independent biological roles, including toxic...