MATK and infection: Although the hormones responded to infection with both nematode races, a greater number of upregulated DEGs than down-regulated ones were found in the resistant reaction to SCN4 in SA- (up/down, 31/17), JA- (28/12), abscisic acid- (ABA, 23/17), ET(13/12), gibberellic acid- (GA, 12/9), brassinosteroid- (BR, 7/6), and cytokinin- (CTK, 4/2) mediated signaling pathways and SA- (16/9) and JA- (6/1) induced systemic resistance except for auxin-activated signaling pathway (IAA, 8/10) (Figure 4C).