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Book SynopsisCovering all aspects of practical plant nematology in subtropical and tropical agriculture, the third edition of this definitive global reference work is fully revised and in full colour throughout. It covers the presence, distribution, symptomology and management of all economically important plant parasitic nematodes damaging the world's major food and cash crops. This includes: rice, cereals, solanum and sweet potatoes (and other root and tuber crops), food legumes, vegetables, peanut, citrus, fruit tree crops, coconut and other palms, coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, sugarcane, tobacco, pineapple, cotton, other tropical fibres, spices and medicinal plants. New content for this edition includes: - A chapter on nematode soil biodiversity and soil health. - Reflections on the future impact of nematodes and nematology on food security. - The importance of climate change, emerging threats, and new management technologies for large and small subsistence growers. - Significant revisions to the IPM chapter and chapters on vegetables, citrus, legumes, tuber crops, cotton, peanut and banana where major advances in nematode management have occurred. This book is highly illustrated, with up-to-date practical guidance on methods of extraction, processing and diagnosing of different plant and soil nematodes and on integrated pest management. It remains an invaluable resource for those studying and working in the area of crop protection.
Table of Contents1: Reflections and Challenges: Nematology in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture 2: Identification, Morphology and Biology of Plant Parasitic Nematodes 3: Nematode Ecology and Soil Health 4: Methods for Extraction, Processing and Detection of Plant and Soil Nematodes 5: Nematode Parasites of Rice 6: Nematode Parasites of Cereals 7: Nematode Parasites of Potato and Sweet Potato 8: Nematode Parasites of Tropical Root and Tuber Crops (Excluding Potatoes) 9: Nematode Parasites of Food Legumes 10: Nematode Parasites of Vegetables 11: Nematode Parasites of Groundnut 12: Nematode Parasites of Citrus 13: Nematode Parasites of Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Tree Crops 14: Nematode Parasites of Coconut and other Palms 15: Nematode Parasites of Coffee and Cocoa 16: Nematode Parasites of Tea 17: Nematode Parasites of Bananas and Plantains 18: Nematode Parasites of Sugarcane 19: Nematode Parasites of Tobacco 20: Nematode Parasites of Pineapple 21: Nematode Parasites of Cotton and other Tropical Fibre Crops 22: Nematode Parasites of Spices and Medicinal Plants 23: Management Practices: An Overview of Integrated Nematode Management Technologies Appendix: Plant Parasitic Nematode Genera and Species Cited
