Encyclopaedia Of Plant Nematodes

Plant nematodes attack all crops, causing farmers millions of dollars in crop loss annually. Nematodes also are of great concern to the home-owner. since they cause severe damage to turf grasses, ornamentals and home gardens. We are often unaware of losses caused by nematodes, since they are hidden from sight and much of the damage caused by them goes unreported or is attributed to other causes. Plant-parasitic nematodes are among the most destructive plant pathogens. causing enormous losses to agronomic crops worldwide. The book describes the basic aspects of hematology, Physiology and Ecology. lt is designed and written in an explicit manner so that undergraduate students without a nematology background can easily perceive basics of the discipline, and at the same time postgraduate students can get in-depth and up-to date information on various fundamental and advanced aspects of hematology. contents: introduction; Plant-Parasitic Nematode Biology and Management; Nematodes: Alternative Controls; The Soil Food web: its importance in Ecosystem Health; Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes; Biological Control of Nematodes: Prospects and Opportunities; Managing Nematodes Pest of Crops; Biotic Surveys, inventories, and Nematode Species Delimitation; Nematode population Dynamics; Plant Hematology in Developing Countries; Nematodes and Plant Damage; Lateral Gene Transfer in Nematodes.