Plant Nematodes and Their Control (Phytonematology).

• Author: Decker, Heinz.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1989.; ©1989.
• Year of Publication: 1989
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (560 pages)

Table of Contents

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- FOREWORD TO RUSSIAN EDITION -- PREFACE -- Table of Contents -- Part I. Fundamentals of Phytonematology -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF NEMATOLOGICAL STUDIES -- III. INJURIES CAUSED BY PARASITIC NEMATODES TO PLANTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION -- Mechanical-Physiological Injuries and Their Symptoms -- Symptoms of Infestation of the Underground Parts of Plants -- Symptoms of Infestation of the Aerial Parts of Plants -- Interrelations between Nematodes and Other Causative Agents of Diseases of Plants -- Nematodes and Bacteria -- Nematodes and Fungi -- Nematodes and Viruses -- Quantity and Quality of Harvest Losses Resulting from Nematode Infestation -- Some Economic Consequences of the Infestation of Crops by Nematodes -- IV. MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES -- V. TAXONOMY OF PHYTONEMATODES -- VI. BRIEF KEY TO THE PRINCIPAL GENERA OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES -- VII. BIOLOGY OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES -- Ratio of Sexes and Sex Determination -- Formation of Eggs, Fertilization, and Embryonal Development -- Postembryonal Development -- Duration of the Life Cycle and Factors Affecting it -- VIII. ECOLOGY OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES -- Effect of Climatic and Weather Conditions -- Influence of Physical and Chemical Soil Factors -- Influence of Soil Microflora and Microfauna -- Viruses and Bacteria: Causative Agents of Diseases in Nematodes -- Fungi Inimical to Nematodes -- Animals Inimical to Nematodes -- Influence of the Plant Cover -- IX. FUNDAMENTALS OF NEMATODE CONTROL -- Prophylactic Measures -- Quarantine Measures -- Plant-Protection Measures -- Measures for Eradication -- Biological Control -- Physical Methods -- Application of Chemical Agents -- Part II. Plant-Parasitic Nematodes -- I. ROOT-PARASITIC NEMATODES -- Sedentary Root Nematodes -- Cyst-Forming Nematodes.

Introduction -- Morphology and Cycle of Development of Species of Heterodera -- Hatching of Larvae and Factors Influencing the Process -- Distinguishing Characters of Species of Heterodera -- Key to Species of the Genus Heterodera Recorded in Central Europe -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Potato -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Beet -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Oats -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Pea -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Clover -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Cabbage -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Hop -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Cereals -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Carrot -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Nettle -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Cactus -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Fig -- Other Species of the Genus Heterodera Observed in Europe -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Estonia -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Rumex in Ireland -- Cyst-forming Nematode of Rumex in Armenia -- Root Gall Nematodes -- Main Characters Used in Identification of Species of the Genus Meloidogyne -- Key to the Most Important European Species of the Genus Meloidogyne -- Gall Nematodes of Open Fields -- Northern Gall Nematode -- British Gall Nematode -- Cereal Gall Nematode -- Gall Nematodes of Hothouses -- Southern Gall Nematode -- Cotton Gall Nematode -- Peanut Gall Nematode -- Gall Nematode of Thames -- Gall Nematode of Java -- Control of Gall Nematodes -- Pseudo Gall Nematode -- Root Nematode of Cereals -- Sedentary, Noncyst-forming Root Nematodes -- Rotylenchulus borealis Loof and Oostenbrink, 1962 -- Citrus Nematode -- Migratory Root Nematodes -- Endoparasitic Species of Pratylenchus -- Key to Main Species of the Genus Pratylenchus Recorded in Central Europe -- Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, 1917) Filipjev and Stekhoven, 1941 -- Pratylenchus crenatus Loof, 1960 -- Pratylenchus neglectus (Rensch, 1924) Filipjev and Stekhoven, 1941 -- Pratylenchus thornei Sher and Allen, 1953.

Pratylenchus vulnus Allen and Jensen, 1951 -- Pratylenchus convallariae Seinhorst, 1959 -- Other Species of Pratylenchus -- Control Measures for Species of Pratylenchus -- Endoparasitic Species of Pratylenchoides -- Ectoparasitic Root Nematodes -- Introduction -- Ectoparasites from the Family Tylenchidae -- Ectoparasites from the Family Hoplolaimidae -- Ectoparasites from the Family Criconematidae -- Ectoparasites from the Family Longidoridae -- Ectoparasites from the Family Trichodoridae -- Control of Ectoparasitic Root Nematodes -- Facultative Nematodes -- II. STEM NEMATODES -- Stem Nematode -- Diseases of Cultivated Crops Caused by the Stem Nematode -- Stem (Tuber) Nematode of Potato -- Ditylenchosis of Lily-of-the-Valley -- Lucerne Stem Nematode -- III. LEAF-PARASITIC NEMATODES -- Chrysanthemum Nematode -- Strawberry Nematode -- Other Species of Aphelenchoides -- Aphelenchoides blastophthorus Franklin, 1952 -- Aphelenchoides subtenuis (Cobb. 1926) Steiner and Buhrer, 1932 -- Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie, 1942 -- IV. NEMATODES FORMING GALLS ON LEAVES AND STEMS -- Anguina graminophila (Goodey, 1933) Thorne, 1961 -- Anguina graminis (Hardy, 1850) Filipjev, 1936 -- Anguina millefolii (Löw, 1874) Filipjev, 1936 -- Paranguina agropyri Kirjanova, 1955 -- V. NEMATODES PARASITIZING FLORAL BUDS -- Wheat Nematode of Eelworm -- Anguina Tritici (Steinbuch, 1799) Filipjev, 1936 -- Nematodes of the Flowers of Cereal Grasses -- Anguina agrostis (Steinbuch, 1799) Filipjev, 1936 -- VI. NEMATODES PARASITIZING MUSHROOMS -- Ditylenchus myceliophagus Goodey, 1958 -- Aphelenchoides composticola Franklin, 1957 -- Paraphelenchus myceliophthorus Goodey, 1958 -- Control Measures -- VII. FREE-LIVING NEMATODES FREQUENTLY OBSERVED IN PLANT AND SOIL SAMPLES -- Rhabditidae -- Diplogasteridae -- Cephalobidae -- Panagrolaimidae -- Plectidae -- Dorylaimidae.

VIII. METHODS OF STUDYING SOIL AND PLANTS FOR NEMATODES -- Examination of the Soil for Cyst-forming Nematodes -- Soil Sampling -- Methods of Extracting Cysts from the Soil -- Examination of Potato Tubers for the Presence of Cysts -- Influence of Humidity of Soil on Results of Examinations -- Method of Separating Cysts from Buoyant Contaminants -- Quantitative Estimation of the Contents of Cysts -- Evaluation of the Viability of Cysts -- Examination of the Soil for Noncyst-forming Nematodes -- Methods of Detecting Noncyst-forming Nematodes -- Examination of Plants for Nematode Infestation -- Method of Separating Nematodes from Parts of Plants -- Methods of Staining Nematodes in Plant Material -- Methods of Immobilizing, Killing, Fixing, and Measuring Nematodes -- Deactivating Nematodes -- Killing and Fixing Nematodes -- Measuring Nematodes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index.