Plant-parasitic nematodes of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) in Kenya, their possible damage and control by priming plant defense

Finger millet varieties will be screened for resistance against dominant plant-parasitic nematodes. Pot-experiments will be executed to quantify the symptoms and the damage to the plant at different nematode inoculum
levels. The potential of priming to promote plant defense against nematodes will be analyzed at molecular level and via field trials.