Patent 7915479 was granted and assigned to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Compositions and methods for providing nematode resistance are provided. One aspect provides transgenic plants or cells comprising an inhibitory nucleic acid specific for one or more nematode esophageal polypeptides. Other aspects provide transgenic plants or cells resistant to at least two different root-knot nematode species.