The Physiology and Biochemistry of Free-living and Plant-parasitic Nematodes

by Roland N. Perry PhD, Denis J Wright

Overview

Free-living and plant-parasitic nematodes are both common agricultural pests and well established subjects for studies in genetics. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is now one of the prime organisms for studying the function of genes. This volume provides detailed information on nematode biology and their complex ecology and will be useful to a wide range of researchers, particularly those in plant nematology, parasitology, plant pathology and agricultural zoology. It contains recent work by leading authorities in Europe, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand and is the only comprehensive survey of this important group of organisms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851992310
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	11/01/1998
Series:	Cabi Publishing Series
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor Roland Perry is based at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Zoology from Newcastle University, UK, where he also obtained a PhD in Zoology on physiological aspects of desiccation survival of Ditylenchus spp. After a year’s post doctoral research at Newcastle, he moved to Keele University, UK, where he taught Parasitology; after 3 years at Keele, he was appointed to Rothamsted Experimental Station (now Rothamsted Research). His research interests centered primarily on plant-parasitic nematodes, especially focusing on nematode hatching, sensory perception, behavior and survival physiology, and several of his past PhD and post-doctoral students are currently involved in nematology research. He remained at Rothamsted until 2014, when he moved to the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Hertfordshire. He co-edited The Physiology and Biochemistry of Free-living and Plant-parasitic Nematodes (1998), Root-knot Nematodes (2009), Molecular and Physiological Basis of Nematode Survival (2011), the first (2006) and second (2013) editions of the text book, Plant Nematology and Cyst Nematodes (2018) (all CAB International, UK). He is author or co-author of over 40 book chapters and refereed reviews and over 120 refereed research papers. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of Nematology and Chief Editor of the Russian Journal of Nematology. He is joint Editor of the book series Nematology Monographs and Perspectives. In 2001, he was elected Fellow of the Society of Nematologists (USA) in recognition of his research achievements; in 2008 he was elected Fellow of the European Society of Nematologists for outstanding contribution to the science of Nematology; and in 2011 he was elected Honorary Member of the Russian Society of Nematologists. He is a Visiting Professor at Ghent University, Belgium, where he lectures on nematode biology, focusing on physiology and behavior.

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Editorial Reviews

"There is . . . a scarcity of updated information that is compiled in one volume on plant-parasitic nematode physiology and biochemistry. The authors of this book have presented a 'very good condensation' of research on free-living nematodes and a meticulous review of salient research on the molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology of the plant-parasitic nematodes. The book contains 15 review chapters. . . . The authors are world-renowned experts in their field of nematology, and so they were able to present excellent reviews in a concise and well-focused manner. Their citations provide multiple access routes to key literature. . . . [T]he book is an excellent resource for those who need an introduction or overview of the latest developments in research on free-living and plant-parasitic nematodes. I would enthusiastically recommend this book to graduate students and other interested scientists in biological and agricultural fields . . ."—The Quarterly Review of Biology

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