Some Useful Websites on the Biology and Management of Plant and Soil
Nematodes
1. The website of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society provides
excellent Fact Sheets prepared by Drs. Graham and Marcelle Stirling.
The Fact Sheets can be
accessed at
https://www.appsnet.org/nematodes; they
cover topics that include:
- Life history, biology, and ecology of
plant-parasitic nematodes
- Plant-parasitic nematodes on specific crops
in Australia
- Nematode management, including
monitoring, diagmosis of problems and various managemen approaches
- Biological control of nematodes
- Nematode biosecurity in Australia
- Free-living nematodes
- Soil health and the soil biological community
- Research opportunities
and challenges
-
History of Australian nematology
- Further reading on plant and soil nematodes, and soil biological health
2. The website of the University of Nebraska on Plant and Insect Parasitic
Nematodes maintained by Dr. Tom Powers.
The websitwe can be accessed at
https://nematode.unl.edu/index.html; it includes sections
on:
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Nematode Descriptions and Identification
-
Nematode assemblages of specific Ecosystems
and plant communities
-
Nematodes as agricultural pests