Plant-Nematode Interactions and Their Management Strategies

1. Identification and Characterization of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Using Molecular Techniques

Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino, Sergio De Los Santos-Villalobos, Amelia C. Montoya-Martínez, Jesús Antonio Pineda-Alegría, and Ivana Mitrovic

2. Recent Advances in Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Sustainable Agricultural Practices

Masudulla Khan and Aiman Parveen

3. Biocontrol of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Some Medicinal and Ornamental Plants

Benjamin Joshua, Elizabeth M. Carpentero, and Judy Nyaboke

4. Nutrient Management and Their Role in Plant Defense Against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

Yusuf Opeyemi Oyebamiji, Monsuru Adekunle Salisu, Norazayah Abd Aziz Shamsudin, and Ismail Abiola Adebayo

5. Plant Immune Response to Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

Benjamin Joshua and Nehemiah Ongeso Mosioma

6. PGPR Bio-Formulations and Their Effectiveness Against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

Mohammad Danish, Amir Khan, and Lukman Ahamad

7. Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Their Disease Control Strategies in Some Economically Important Crops

Naveed Hayat, Ghulam Mustafa, Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, and Muhammad Naeem

8. Evaluation of Solid and Liquid Bioformulations and Their Management Practices in Plant-Parasitic Nematode Diseases

Parul Chauhan, Ayushi Chaudhary, and Istkhar

9. Interaction Between Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Vegetable Crops

Qadrul Nisa, Gazala Gulzar, Jasra Bano, and Khair Ul Nisa

10. Biocontrol of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Agricultural and Ornamental Crops

Amir Khan, Mohammad Haris, Shahid Anwar Ansari, Touseef Hussain, and Abrar Ahmad Khan

11. Biological Control of Nematode Pests of Chickpea and Pigeon Pea

Uzma Khan, Mujeebur Rahman Khan, and Sunil Kumar

12. Progress and Development of Plant Nematology and Future Consequences

Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino, Julio Cruz-Arévalo, Pedro Fabian Grifaldo-Alcántara, and Martin Palomares-Pérez

Biography

Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD, is Senior Assistant Professor at Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, India. He was formerly an Assistant Professor at Jimma University and Fellow Researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Institute of Tropical Agriculture. He has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world consecutively for the past three years, according to Stanford University in the United States. Dr. Akhtar is the author and co-author of many articles in peerreviewed journals and conference proceedings, as well as book chapters and edited books. He also serves the scientific community as an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international journals. His current work focuses on the molecular biotechnology, bioremediation, biomineralization, nano-fertilizers, and nanobiotechnology of rhizospheric plant-microbe interactions. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. He was formerly affiliated with the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India; Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia; and Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Dr. Hakeem has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in plant ecophysiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. Currently, he is involved with several international research projects with government organizations. To date, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited more than 95 books and more than 200 research articles, and book chapters in edited volumes. At present, Dr. Hakeem serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.