PPND: a comprehensive genomic data platform for plant-parasitic nematode research

Plant parasitic nematodes are important phytopathogens, they harm the growth of agricultural and forestry plants for a long time. Scientists have done a series of studies on them to prevent and solve the diseases that they cause. With the advent of the genomics era, genome sequencing of plant parasitic nematodes has been greatly accelerated, and a large amount of data has been generated. This study developed the Plant Parasitic Nematodes Database (http://nematode.org.cn/), a platform to bring all these data together. The PPND contains genomic, transcriptomic, protein, and functional annotation data. It allows users to conduct BLAST searches, genome browser analyses, and download bioinformatics data for deeper research. PPND will be continuously updated, and new data will be integrated. We hope that the PPND will become a comprehensive genomic data platform for plant parasitic nematode research.