Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of Coffee edited by Ricardo M. Souza.

This book provides an in-depth review of coffee-parasitic nematodes, which in some regions of the world have decimated plantations since late nineteenth century. Throughout its 17 chapters, written by specialists from many research institutions worldwide, this book reviews key aspects of this subjec...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Souza, Ricardo M. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:	1st ed. 2008.
Series:	Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Agriculture. Plant pathology. Plant science. Botany. Zoology. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

The Crop
Coffee: The Plant and its Cultivation
The Coffee Industry: History and Future Perspectives
The Root-Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus spp.
Taxonomy, Morphology and Phylogenetics of Coffee-Associated Root-Lesion Nematodes, Pratylenchus spp
Coffee-Associated Pratylenchus spp. – Ecology and Interactions with Plants
Economic Importance, Epidemiology and Management of Pratylenchus sp. in Coffee Plantations
The Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne spp.
Taxonomy of Coffee-Parasitic Root-Knot Nematodes, Meloidogyne spp.
Coffee-Associated Meloidogyne spp. – Ecology and Interaction with Plants
Management of Meloidogyne spp. in Coffee Plantations
Genetics of Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and Breeding
Genomic Tools for the Development of Engineered Meloidogyne-Resistant Coffee Cultivars
Other Coffee-Associated Nematodes
Other Coffee-Associated Nematodes
World Reports
Brazil
Colombia
Central America
Indonesia and Vietnam
India
The Ivory Coast and Uganda.

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of Coffee edited by Ricardo M. Souza.

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