Laboratory And Field Manual For Plant Nematology

The Information On Laboratory And Field Methods For Work With Plant And Soil Nematodes Is Very Much Scattered And There Is No Indian Book Which Entirely Deals With This Aspect. Hence, The Present Book Is An Attempt Which Comprehensively Deals With The Subject. In Addition An Entire Chapter Is Devoted For Identification Of Some Common Genera Of Plant Parasitic And Entomopathogenic Nematodes. The Book Is Adequately Illustrated With More Than 70 Figures. It Is Mainly A Compilation Of Various Innovative Techniques Which Other Workers Discovered Or Developed. This Book Is A Practical Guide To Undergraduate And Postgraduate Student And Research Workers. The Material Can Also Be Used For Teaching Undergraduate And Postgraduate Courses In Laboratory And Field Methods Of Plant Nematology.

A field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification.

Nickle (Beltsille Agricultural Research Center of the USDA) has engaged 29 internationally known experts to replace the classic work of I.N. Filipjev (1934) and its translated revision (Schuurmans Stekhoven, Jr., 1941) with a modern work taking note of 188 additional genera, and 4,650 more species.

Nematology is the discipline of science that deals with the study of nematodes or roundworms. Current requirements of practical nematological work and unavailability of expertise and studies in this field indicate a dire need to encourage the likes of this book on the neglected groups of organisms. The authors, in the present book, have attempted to cover the practical aspects of Nematology for U.G. and P.G. students, teachers and research workers. Rather than enlisting numerous methods adopted by various workers, an emphasis is given to most commonly used techniques for every exercise. Additionally, to gain in depth knowledge on a particular topic, further readings have been suggested at the end of each exercise. Illustrations have also been given that will help the readers in the identification of common nematode species and disease symptoms caused by them.

Plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes are increasingly important in relation to food security, quarantine measures, ecology (including pollution studies), and research on host-parasite interactions. Being mostly microscopic, nematodes are challenging organisms for research. Techniques for Work with Plant and Soil Nematodes introduces the basic techniques for laboratory and field work with plant-parasitic and free-living soil-dwelling nematodes. Written by an international team of experts, this book is extensively illustrated, and addresses both fundamental traditional techniques and new methodologies. The book covers areas that have become more widespread over recent years, such as techniques used in diagnostic laboratories, including computerized methods to count and identify nematodes. Information on physiological assays, electron microscopy techniques and basic information on current molecular methodologies and their various applications is also included.