Mulches provide aesthetic, economic and environmental benefits to urban landscapes.
Mulching is especially useful in the establishment of trees in landscapes that receive …

Root-knot nematodes are the most economically important group of plant-parasitic
nematodes worldwide, and their control presents a major global challenge. Advances are …

The encounter between Meloidogyne species and tomato is many centuries old.
Meloidogyne species are known to cause high levels of economic loss worldwide in a …

Plant-parasitic nematodes cause significant economic losses to a wide variety of crops.
Chemical control is a widely used option for plant-parasitic nematode management …

The plastic film mulching system has a significant role in increasing crop grain yields by
changing the microenvironment of the plant. On the other hand, plastic mulching materials …

Soil solarization is usually performed with polyethylene plastic films, which are often
disposed of by taking them to landfills, burying them in soil, burning them or occasionally …

This chapter focuses on current control practices and management strategies for root-knot
nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and on future developments that may affect management in …

Root-knot nematodes are serious pathogens that severe damage to major crops. They
damage plant root system that caused significant yield losses. Moreover, the predisposition …

An isolate of the actinomycete, Streptomyces sp. CMU-MH021 produced secondary
metabolites that inhibited egg hatch and increased juvenile mortality of the root-knot …

Root-knot nematodes are important pests of cut foliage crops in Florida. Currently, effective
nematicides for control of these nematodes on cut foliage crops are lacking. Hence …