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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780203703321

Titolo

Entomopathogenic nematology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Randy Gaugler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : CABI Pub., c2002

ISBN

1-280-82967-2

9786610829675

0-85199-791-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GauglerRandy

Disciplina

592/.57

Soggetti

Nematodes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Taxonomy and Systematics; 2 Biology, Taxonomy and Systematics of Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus; 3 Bacteria-Nematode Symbiosis; 4 Virulence Mechanisms; 5 Bacterial Metabolites; 6 Biogeography; 7 Physiology and Biochemistry; 8 Survival Biology; 9 Natural Enemies and Other Antagonists; 10 Behavioural Ecology; 11 Populations ofEntomopathogenic Nematodes in Foodwebs; 12 Genetics and Genetic Improvement; 13 Formulation and Application Technology; 14 Production Technology; 15 Regulation and Safety

16 Factors Affecting Commercial Success: Case Studies in Cotton, Turf and Citrus17 The Biosys Experiment: an Insider's Perspective; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides a comprehensive review of entomopathogenic nematology. It reviews fundamental biology; setting a taxonomic foundation for nematodes and their bacterial processes involved in parasitism and to nematode ecology, and describes technological advances and control methodologies.