Eco-Friendly Management of Phytonematodes

The phytonematodes used to cause severe losses in the field crops. Its average limit was scaled up to 12.3% on world production basis. Since last 50 years, the use of chemicals (Nematicides) was considered to be a promising strategy of nematode management. But due to its marked disadvantages like prohibitive cost, pollution hazards and unsafety for the human life, the use of eco-friendly management of phytonematodes was considered to be a potential, economic and safer strategic way of phytonematodes management. This book is consisting of 16 chapters related to the integrated nematode management of pulses, vegetables, cereals, cotton, sugarcane, maize, bast fibres and medicinal and aromatic plants, cropping pattern and bioagents for eco-friendly management of phytonematodes in field crops. It also contains the Biointegrated pest management modules for nemic management. The chapters of the book have been contributed by field related renowned scientists with an exhaustive compilation. We hope that it will be considered as a good reference book for research beginning scholars and shall provide them a latest knowledge of the phytonematode management in various field crops.