Description
Book SynopsisThis collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on nematode pests in agriculture.The first chapter assesses the value and impact of using integrated pest management (IPM) to combat nematode pests. It summarises the basic biology and morphology of the most economically-important nematode pests and reviews cultural, biological and chemical methods of control.
The second chapter discusses advances in understanding plant root response to nematode attack. It highlights how nematodes form feeding structures in host roots and how this behaviour has allowed plants to evolve new mechanisms of resistance that target this structure with a toxic response.
The third chapter discusses key nematode pests of wheat, including cereal cyst, root-knot and root-lesion nematodes. It features research on best practice in detecting and managing these pests effectively.
The fourth chapter summarises what we know about soil and plant nematodes damaging maize, including lesion, root-knot and vermiform nematodes. It reviews research on characteristics, identification and effects which provide the foundation for effective control.
The final chapter describes the characteristics and control of key nematode pests of potatoes: potato cyst nematodes, root knot nematodes, root lesion nematode, potato rot and stem nematodes as well as virus vector nematodes.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Integrated pest management (IPM) of nematodes:
Hendrika Fourie and Dirk De Waele, North-West University, South Africa; 1 Introduction2 Major economically important nematode pests of grain and leguminous crops: classification, morphology and biology3 Integrated pest management (IPM) strategies used to control nematode pests4 Case study5 Future trends and challenges6 Conclusion7 Where to look for further information8 References
Chapter 2 - Advances in understanding plant root response to nematode attack:
Shahid Siddique, University of California-Davis, USA; and John T. Jones, The James Hutton Institute and University of St Andrews, UK; 1 Introduction2 Modes of parasitism3 Plant-nematode interactions4 Activation and suppression of plant defence responses5 Resistance6 Future trends7 Where to look for further information8 Acknowledgement9 References
Chapter 3 - Wheat pests: introduction, rodents and nematodes:
Marion O. Harris, North Dakota State University, USA; Jens Jacob, Julius K ü hn-Institut, Germany; Peter Brown, CSIRO, Australia; and Guiping Yan, North Dakota State University, USA; 1 Introduction2 Why wheat pests are different from wheat diseases and weeds3 Features that make wheat pest management different4 Rodents (discipline – Mammalogy): introduction5 Rodent case studies: mice and voles6 Rodent management7 Nematodes (discipline – Nematology): introduction8 Nematode case studies9 Detecting and managing nematode pests10 Summary of arthropod case studies11 Where to look for further information12 Acknowledgements13 References
Chapter 4 - Nematodes associated with maize:
T. L. Niblack, The Ohio State University, USA; 1 Introduction2 Soil and plant nematodes: characteristics, identification and effects on maize3 Lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus spp.4 Root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp.5 Vermiform nematodes restricted to sandy soils: Belonolaimus , Longidorus, Paratrichodorus and Trichodorus spp.6 Other nematodes7 Conclusions8 Where to look for further information9 References
Chapter 5 - Nematode pests of potatoes:
Kim Davie and Jon Pickup, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), UK; 1 Introduction2 Quarantine regulations3 Nematode management4 Major nematode pests of potatoes5 Conclusion6 Future trends7 Where to look for further information8 References
