About this ebook
The book is divided into eight sections. The first section describes the importance of nematodes in agriculture, presents a historical review, nematode as biological models, entomopathogenic nematodes, and lists the professional societies and their publications.Information on the nematological techniques is outlined in section two.The morphology of nematodes is described and presented in clear schematic drawings in section three. The taxonomic classification along with keys for identification of nematodes up to generic level is provided. In section four, the biology, physiology and ecology of nematodes are described.The host-parasite interactions and symptoms on aerial and under-ground infestation by different nematodes are described and depicted in many photographs in section five. In section six, the interrelationships between nematodes and fungi, bacteria and viruses are discussed.Management of nematode diseases by host resistance and by suppression of nematode population through regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, and integrated methods have been presented in section seven.The last section of the book discusses the most important nematode induced diseases of horticultural, plantation and spices, commercial and field crops and their management.
The selected references provide convenient entry to both current and older literature. Very useful information in the form of common names of nematodes and a glossary of nematological terms are provided in Annexures. This book will give students, teachers, researchers and extension workers with an overview of the entire field of Plant Nematology.
About the author
P. Parvatha Reddy
Dr. P. Parvatha Reddy obtained his Ph. D. degree jointly from the University of Florida, USA and the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He served as the Director, IIHR, Bangalore from 1999 to 2002 and during that period the Institute was honoured with “ICAR Best Institution Award”. Prior to that he also served as Head, Division of Entomology and Nematology at IIHR and gave tremendous impetus and direction to research, extension and education. Dr. Reddy has over 350 scientific publications to his credit, which includes 16 books, 4 technical bulletins, 35 book chapters, 13 review articles, 174 research papers and 10 popular articles. He has also guided two Ph.D. students at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Dr. Reddy served as a member of the Research Advisory Committee of National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi; National Research Centre for Citrus, Nagpur and Project Directorate of Biological Control, Bangalore. He also served as a Member of the ICAR Scientific Panel for Nematology and Member, QRT. He is the Honorary Fellow of the Society for Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi; and Founder President of the Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems (AAPMHE), Bangalore. Dr. Reddy has been awarded with the prestigious “Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems (AAPMHE) Award”, “Prof. H.M. Shah Memorial Award” and “Hexamar Agricultural Research and Development Foundation Award”.
