Sustainable Management of Nematodes in Agriculture, Vol.2: Role of Microbes-Assisted Strategies

1. Microbial-based Products and Soil Management Practices to Control Nematodes in Organic Horticultural Crops (Dawid Kozacki, Grazyna Soika, Andrzej Skwiercz and Eligio Malusà).- 2. Impact of Soil Disturbances on Soil Nematode Communities (Andrea Cerevková and Marek Renco).- 3. Soil Microbiota and Mechanisms of Plant Parasitic Nematode Suppression (Nandni Sharma, Kanika Khanna, Ravinderjit Kaur, Shivam Jasrotia, Ripu Daman Parihar, Anjali Khajuria, Raman Tikoria, Sandeep Kour, Deepak Kumar, Renu Bhardwaj, Puja Ohri).- 4. Plant-parasitic Nematodes and Microbe Interactions: a Biological Control Perspective (Fouad Mokrini, Salah-Eddine Laasli, Said Ezrari, Zineb Belabess, Rachid Lahlali).- 5. Interactions of Free-Living Nematodes and Associated Microorganisms with Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (Ebrahim Shokoohi).- 6. Recent Advancements in the Use of Entomopathogens and Nematophagous Mites for the Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Ramandeep K. Sandhi, Shabeg S. Briar and Gadi V.P. Reddy).- 7. Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Nematode Management in Organic Agriculture (Somnath Suresh Pokhare, Priyank Hanuman Mhatre, Manjunatha, N., Devata Patil, and Ruchi Agarrwal).- 8. Egg-Parasitic Fungi and Nematode Management (Mohammad Reza Moosavi).- 9. Fungal Antagonism and Effectiveness to Manage the Rice Root-knot Nematode, Meloidogyne Graminicola (Ziaul Haque, Mujeebur Rahman Khan, Seemab Zamir, Kartikey Pandey, Rajana Rakesh Naidu, Naina Gupta).- 10. Application of Bacillus Species in the Management of Meloidogyne Incognita (Oluwatoyin Adenike Fabiyi).- 11. Pasteuria Species for Nematodes Management in Organic Farms (Mahfouz Mohamed Mostafa Abd-Elgawad).- 12. Nematicidal Activity of Secondary Metabolites from Soil Microbes (Priyank Hanuman Mhatre, Yogesh E. Thorat, Manimaran B., Divya K.L., Aarti Bairwa, Satish N. Chavan, Somnath S. Pokhare, Ajinath S. Dukare, Chinnannan Karthik).- 13. Plant-Parasitic Nematode Control in Horticultural Crops of Argentina (Augusto Salas, José

Dr. Kamal Kishore Chaudhary obtained his PhD while working on bacterial antagonist, Pasteuria penetrans against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne species at India's premier research institute ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur. He served as Assistant Professor at Samara University, Samara (Ethiopia), Associate Professor, Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Keren (Eritrea) and as Associate Professor-Biotechnology at Mangalatayan University, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. He is the member of Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA), America. He is editor/reviewer for several international journals. He has several publications (research articles, review papers and book chapters) to his credit.

Dr Mukesh K Meghvansi received his PhD in 2007 from MDS University, Ajmer (India) while working on biofertilizers under a multinational research project sponsored by the European Commission. He also holds an MBA degree with specialization in project management. For a stint, he served as lecturer at Bundelkhand University Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh, India) and then joined DRDO in July 2008 as a scientist 'C'. His area of research interest includes organic waste management. He has to his credit more than sixty research publications in various reputed international and national journals. He has filed three patents, three designs and one trademark in India. He is life member of several national/international professional bodies/societies including of Microbiologists Society India (MBSI), Biotech Research Society India (BRSI), The Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Glocal Environment & Social Association (GESA), Asian Biological Research Foundation (ABRF), Indian Botanical Society (IBS), and Assam Science Society. He is reviewer of many national/international journals. He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (UK) and ABRF, India. He has authored/edited eight books including five with Springer International