Vivian C. Blok

Vivian C. Blok publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Vivian C. Blok D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

  Pierre Abad;Pierre Abad;Jérôme Gouzy;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno

  1506
  Citations

• Apomictic, polyphagous root-knot nematodes: exceptionally successful and damaging biotrophic root pathogens.

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  740
  Citations

• The genome and life-stage specific transcriptomes of Globodera pallida elucidate key aspects of plant parasitism by a cyst nematode

  James A Cotton;Catherine J Lilley;Laura M Jones;Taisei Kikuchi

  265
  Citations

• Molecular diagnostic key for identification of single juveniles of seven common and economically important species of root‐knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.)

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  248
  Citations

• Degradation of plant cell walls by a nematode

  Herman Popeijus;Hein Overmars;John Jones;Vivian Blok

  229
  Citations

• The genome of the yellow potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, reveals insights into the basis of parasitism and virulence

  Sebastian Eves-van den Akker;Dominik R. Laetsch;Peter Thorpe;Catherine J Lilley

  192
  Citations

• A surface-associated retinol- and fatty acid-binding protein (Gp-FAR-1) from the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida: lipid binding activities, structural analysis and expression pattern.

  Alison Prior;John T. Jones;Vivian C. Blok;Jeremy Beauchamp

  172
  Citations

• Biochemical and molecular identification

  Unknown

  171
  Citations

• Efficient Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Roots Using a Modified Tobacco Rattle Virus Vector

  Tracy Valentine;Jane Shaw;Vivian C. Blok;Mark S. Phillips

  171
  Citations

• Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer: A Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnostic for Meloidogyne chitwoodi, M. fallax, and M. hapla.

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  164
  Citations

• Ancient and Novel Small RNA Pathways Compensate for the Loss of piRNAs in Multiple Independent Nematode Lineages

  Peter Sarkies;Murray E. Selkirk;John T. Jones;Vivian Blok

  159
  Citations

• A multipartite mitochondrial genome in the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.

  Unknown

  144
  Citations

• Mitochondrial DNA differences distinguishing Meloidogyne mayaguensis from the major species of tropical root-knot nematodes.

  Unknown

  138
  Citations

• Identification and functional characterization of effectors in expressed sequence tags from various life cycle stages of the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.

  John T. Jones;Amar Kumar;Liliya A. Pylypenko;Amarnath Thirugnanasambandam

  131
  Citations

• Comparative genomics of apomictic root-knot nematodes : hybridization, ploidy, and dynamic genome change

  Amir Szitenberg;Laura Salazar-Jaramillo;Vivian C Blok;Dominik R Laetsch;Dominik R Laetsch

  130
  Citations

• The importance of tropical root-knot nematodes ( Meloidogyne spp.) and factors affecting the utility of Pasteuria penetrans as a biocontrol agent

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  122
  Citations

• Parasitism genes and host range disparities in biotrophic nematodes: the conundrum of polyphagy versus specialisation

  Vivian C. Blok;John T. Jones;Mark S. Phillips;David L. Trudgill

  122
  Citations

• Characterization of a chorismate mutase from the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida.

  John T. Jones;Cleber Furlanetto;Erin Bakker;Bryony Banks

  121
  Citations

• Comparison of Sequences from the Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Region of Meloidogyne mayaguensis and Other Major Tropical Root-Knot Nematodes.

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  120
  Citations

• Intraspecific Variation in Ribosomal DNA in Populations of the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera pallida

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  97
  Citations