Plant parasitic nematodes in subtropical and tropical agriculture /
edited by Richard A. Sikora, Daniel L. Coyne, Johannes Hallmann, Patricia Timper.
- 3rd edition.
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire; Boston, MA : CAB International, [2018], c2018.
- 876 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reflections and challenges: nematology in subtropical and tropical agriculture -- Identification, morphology and biology of plant parasitic nematodes -- Nematode ecology and soil health -- Methods for extraction, processing and detection of plant and soild nematodes -- Nematode parasites of rice -- Nematode parasites of cereals -- Nematode parasites of potato and sweet potato -- Nematode parasites of tropical root and tuber crops (excluding potatoes) -- Nematode parasites of food legumes -- Nematode parasites of vegetables -- Nematode parasites of groundnut -- Nematode parasites of citrus -- Nematode parasites of subtropical and tropical fruit tree crops -- Nematode parasites of coconut and other palms -- Nematode parasites of coffee and cocoa -- Nematode parasites of tea -- Nematode parasites of bananas and plaintains -- Nematode parasites of sugarcane -- Nematode parasites of sugarcane -- Nematode parasites of tobacco -- Nematode parasites of pineapple -- Nematode parasites of cotton and other tropical fibre crops -- Nematode parasites of spices and medicinal plants -- Management practices: an overview of integrated nematode management technologies -- Appendix -- Index.
"Covering 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 color throughout. It covers the major food and cash crops including; rice, cereals, solanum and sweet potatoes and other root and tuber crops, food legumes, vegetables, peanut, citrus, tree and fruit crops, coconut and other palms, coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, sugarcane, tobacco, pineapple, cotton, other tropical fibers, spices, condiments and medicinal plants."--Back cover.