Biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes : soil ecosystem management in sustainable agriculture /

• Main Author: Stirling, Graham R., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Subjects: Plant nematodes > Biological control.; Soil management.; Plant Cropping Systems.; Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Biological Control.; Soil Biology.; Pathogens, Parasites and Infectious Diseases (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Biological control.; Biological control agents.; Endosymbionts.; Farming systems.; Natural enemies.; Nematode control.; Nematophagous fungi.; Parasites.; Pest control.; Plant parasitic nematodes.; Predators.; Soil biology.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

This book is subdivided into six sections. After an initial introductory chapter, the second section covers the soil environment and the organisms that live in soil, and how they are influenced by plants and farming systems. The third and fourth sections deal with the natural enemies of nematodes (p...

Table of Contents:

• Ecosystem Services and the Concept of "Integrated Soil Biology Management"
• The Soil Environment and the Soil-Root Interface
• The Soil Food Web and the Soil Nematode Community
• Global Food Security, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture
• Nematophagous Fungi and Oomycetes
• Nematodes, Mites and Collembola as Predators of Nematodes, and the Role of Generalist Predators
• Obligate Parasites of Nematodes : Viruses and Bacteria in the Genus Pasteuria
• Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Endophytic Fungi, Bacterial Endophytes and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria
• Suppression of Nematodes and Other Soilborne Pathogens with Organic Amendments
• Specific Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes
• Integrated Soil Biology Management : The Pathway to Enhanced Natural Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes
• Biological Products for Nematode Management
• Biological Control as a Component of Integrated Nematode Management : The Way Forward
• A Practical Guide to Improving Soil Health and Enhancing Suppressiveness to Nematode Pests.