About the book

Nematology research, like most fields of science, has its foundations in observations and the recording of these observations. The earliest written account of a nematode "sighting, " as it were, may be found in the Pentateuch of the Old Testament in the Bible, in the Fourth Book of Moses called Numbers: "And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died" Although no empirical data exists to test the hypothesis, many nematologists assume and circumstantial evidence suggests the "fiery serpents" to be the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis, as this nematode is known to inhabit the region near the Red Sea.

Contents:

An Introduction

Coordination of Nematode Management

Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes

Plant-parasitic Nematodes

Biological Control of Nematodes

Control of Root-knot and Cyst Nematodes

Integration of Arthropod, Nematode, Disease and Weed Management

Nematode Diagnosis and Disease Management

Plant Taxonomy and Nematology