Plant Nematology

Plant Nematology

Plant Nematology has been designed as per the guidelines provided by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. This book gives a comprehensive account of various aspects of Phytonematology, including both basic and applied, along with illustrations and descriptions. Fundamentals of sampling, different techniques in Nematology, traditional and molecular taxonomy, nematode anatomy and morphology, interaction with fungi, bacteria, viruses, mycorrhiza, and rhizobia, most common plant-pathogenic genera, historical accomplishments, biology and ecological details along with entomopathogenic nematodes, physiological and molecular Nematology are some of the major fields covered in this book.N.G. Ravichandra is working as a Nematologist under AICRP (Nematodes) in the department of Plant Pathology, USAS, GKVK, Bangalore. He is teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published about 92 research papers in journals of national and international repute on various aspects of plant-parasitic nematodes, including chapters in several books._x000D_·Introduction _x000D_ ·Economic Importance and Crop Losses_x000D_ ·Historical Developments in Nematology_x000D_ ·Morphology and Anatomy of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes_x000D_ ·Taxonomy of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes_x000D_ ·Biology and Ecology of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes_x000D_ ·Plant-Nematode Interaction_x000D_ ·Nematode Parasitism_x000D_ ·Symptoms of Nematode Injury to Plants_x000D_ ·Interaction of Nematodes with other Microorganisms_x000D_ ·Important Genera of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes_x000D_ ·Common Names of Nematodes_x000D_ ·Nematode Diseases of Crop Plants_x000D_ ·Physiological and Molecular Nematology_x000D_ ·Entomopathogenic Nematodes_x000D_ ·Methods and Techniques in Nematology_x000D_ ·Nematode Management_x000D_ ·Glossary of Nematological Terms_x000D_ ·Selected References_x000D_ ·Index_x000D_