Nematodes are the most abundant and diversified group in the animal kingdom, with four out of five animals on earth being nematodes. Nematology was first recognised as an independent discipline during the early part of the century and since that time has made unparalleled advances to become an integral part of biological sciences.Written as two volumes, this title provides a broad overview of our current knowledge of nematology. The first volume addresses basic biology, while this second volume covers applied aspects of nematodes as parasites of plants, humans and other animals, or as disease vectors, and the control of pest nematodes. The contributors to this work include the world's leading authorities from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, New Zealand, UK and USA. It will provide essential reading for researchers and students with an interest in nematology.

Festschrift honoring M. Rafiq Siddiqi, b. 1934, Indian nematologist at the International Institute of Parasitology, England, on his 58th birthday; comprises articles on plant nematodes.

This book summarizes the advances in nematology that have been made during the 20th century and provides perspectives for the development of nematology in the next century. Chapters comprise: plant diseases caused by nematodes; virus vectors; physiological interactions between nematodes and their host plants; taxonomy of insect parasitic nematodes; resistance to plant parasitic nematodes; crop rotation and other cultural practices as control strategies; use of antagonistic plants and natural products; biological control of nematodes by fungal antagonists; biological control of nematodes with bacterial antagonists; biological control of insects and other invertebrates; cost-benefits of nematode management through regulatory programmes; past and current uses of nematicides; and irradiation effects of plant parasitic nematodes.

p. ills. (partly col.). maps. 25 cm. Description : Plant parasitic nematodes are one of the least understood agricultural pest problems throughout the world. Science of Plant Nematology has grown rapidly is the last three decades. There is a wide gap between the vast information generated for nematode control and that, which is actually utilised.The present book ``Advances in Nematology'' provides an authoritative review account of many aspects of current interest and progress in the field of Plant Nematology that has been made in the recent past. This book includes 21 articles by eminent nematologist on different aspects of the subject. Information on application of molecular biology in nematology, nematodes as biological model, race status in plant parasitic nematodes and nematode vectors of plant diseases have been reviewed covering all major aspects. Nematode diseases on wheat, rice, tobacco, mint, barley and horticultural crops and their management, specially in context to Indian scenario have been covered. Newer approaches for the management of plant parasitic nematodes including use of VAM fungi, biocontrol agents and integrated nematode management strategies have been included to project out their use on field scale. Articles on role of nematodes in disease complexes with fungi, genetic studies on the resistance of barley, breeding for nematode resistance in forage legumes and nematode pests of economically important crops in India and their managements have been added to the value of the book.Scholars and students of Nematology, researchers and extension workers and plant pathologist will find this book very useful.CONTENTS 1. Application of Molecular Biology in Nemotology A.K. Ganguly and Umarao 2. Nematology as Biologcial model R.K. Walia 3. Race Status in Plant Parasitic Nematodes R.K. Walia & S.K. Mehta 4. Nematode Vectors of Plant Diseases and its Perspectives B.K. Goswami, Archana, Mittal and S.B. Sharma 5. Plant Parasitic Nematodes Management Opportunities and Challengers K. Sitaramaiah and P. Harinath Naidu 6. Cereal Cyst Nematode (Heterodera avenae) in Rajasthan G.L. Sharma and S.P. Bishnoi 7. Status of Root knot and Cyst Nematodes affecting Rice and their Management M.S. Panwar, J.S. Prasad and Y.S. Rao 8. `White Tip' Caused by Aphelenchoides Besseyi an important Seed Borne Disease of Rice S.P. Tiwari and M.N. Khare 9. UFRA : A Menace to Deepwater Rice M. Farooque Rahman 10. Nematode Management in Tobacco Nursery R. Patel 11. Interrelationship between Rotylenchulus reniformis and other Plant Pathogens Indira Vadhera, B.N. Shukla and J. Bhatt 12. Role of Nematodes in Disease complexes with Fungi and their Biomanagement B.K. Goswami 13. Mint Nematology : Current Status and Future Needs Rakesh Pandey 14. Prospects of Mycorrhizae as Potential Nematode Antagonist K.C. Mohanty and N.K. Sahoo 15. Mutualistic Endophytes as Bicontrol Agensts against Nematode and Insect Pests J.S. Prasad, G. Katti and I.C. Pasalu 16. Nematode Bio control : A Review on Paecilomyces lilacinus M. Arif, Ghazala Parveen & M. Mashkoor Alam 17. Genetic Studies on the Resistance of Barley to Cereal Cyst. Nematode (Heterodera avenae Woll.) In Rajasthan S.P. Bishnoi, B.D. Yadav & S.M. Bhatnagar 18. Reeding for Nematode Resistance in Forage Legumes Current Status and Future Prospects N. Hasan 19. Major Nematode Pests of Economically Important Crops in Indian and their Management R.V. Singh, S.K. Midha and Vinod Kumar 20. Plant Parasitic Nematodes of Horticultural Crops and Current Trends in their Management in India M. Nagesh and Parvatha Reddy

Nematodes are microscopic, eel-like roundworms that can infect humans, animals, and plants and cause serious damage and yield losses in a wide range of crops worldwide. This book includes thirteen chapters that address such topics as diagnosing nematode infections in crops (fruits and horticultural crops), management and biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes, biological indicators of nematodes, and entomopathogenic and marine nematodes. This comprehensive volume is a useful resource for students, teachers, researchers, field workers, and all those interested in and working with nematodes.