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The book describes the basic aspects of nematology: Methodology, Morphology, Systematics and Classification, Biology, Physiology and Ecology. It is designed and written in an explicit manner so that undergraduate students without a nematology background can easily perceive basics of the discipline, and at the same time postgraduate students can get in-depth and up-to-date information on various fundamental and advanced aspects of nematology. The book contains around 80 schematic and natural diagrams.
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Introduction; Introduction to Plant Nematology; History of Plant Nematology; Agricultural Importance of Plant Nematodes; Methodology; Sampling for Nematode Assay; Storage of Samples; Extraction of Nematodes from Soil; Extraction of Nematodes from Plant Tissue; Extraction of Sedentary Nematodes and Eggs; Extraction of Entomopathogenic Nematodes from Soil; Processing of Nematodes; Preparation of Enface View, Perineal Pattern and Vulval Cone; Staining of Nematodes in Plant Tissue; Electron Microscopy of Nematodes; Biochemical and Molecular Techniques; Gel Electrophoresis; Morphology of Nematodes; General Structure of Nematodes; Cuticular Markings; Head; Tail; Systematics and Classification of Nematodes; Biology of Nematodes; Egg Development; Reproduction; Digestive System; Excretory System; Nervous System and Sensory Structures; Nematode Physiology; Feeding and Trophic Relationship of Nematodes; Feeding and Feeding Behaviour; Mode of Parasitism; Host Parasite Relationship; Ecology of Nematodes; Population Dynamics of Plant Nematodes; Interaction of Nematodes with other Organisms.
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