Nematode Interactions With Other Organisms

Contents: 1. Concepts of Interaction of Nematodes with Disease Causing Organism. 2. Economic Importance of Nematode Disease Complex. 3. Role of Nematodes in Disease Complex in Crop Plants. 4. Established Nematode Disease Complexes in Crops. 5. Nature of Complex Disease Interaction. 6. Components of Complex Disease Etiology. 7. Association of Nematodes with Fungi. 8. Nematode Fusarium Wilt Disease Interaction. 9. Modification of Host Reaction to Fusarium Wilt by Nematodes. 10. Nematode Phytopthora Interaction. 11. Nematode-Fungi Root Rot Disease Interaction. 12. Nematode-Fungi Seedling Disease Interaction. 13. Nematode Mychorriza Interaction. 14. Association of Meloidogyne spp., Rotylenchulus reniformis, Radopholus similis, Hoplolaimus sp., Tylenchorhynchus sp., Tylenchulus semipenetrans in Causing Disease Complexes. 15. Association of Bacteria with Nematodes. 16. Association of Nematode-Bacteria Root Rot Interactions with Emphasis on Meloidogyne sp., Helicotylenchus sp. 17. Nematode-bacterial foliar disease interactions – Anguina tritici, Aphelenchoides sp., Ditylenchus sp. 18. Association of Nematodes and Plant Viruses. 19. Transmission of Viruses by Longidorus sp. and Xiphinema sp. 20. Transmission of Virus by Trichodorus. 21. NETU and NEPO virus. 22. Virus Acquisition, Retention and Dissociation in Plants by Nematodes. 23. Specificity of Virus Transmission by Nematodes. 24. Physiological Changes in Plants Due to Nematode-Disease Interaction. 25. Mechanisms of Nematode-Pathogen Interaction. 26. Nematode-nematode Interactions. 27. Multiple Crop Pest Interactions Management of Nematode Fungal Complex in Crop Plants by Chemicals. 28. Management of Nematode Fungal Complex in Crop Plants by Cultural Methods. 29. Management of Nematode Bacterial Complex in Crop Plants. 30. Management of Nematode-viral Complex in Crop Plants. 31. Role of Bioagents in the Management of Disease Complex.