The Present Volume aims to summarize and update the information on utilization of soil microbes for management of plant parasitic nematodes. This volume will include more than 16 high quality chapters dealing with paradigms and mechanisms of nematode management using soil microbes, various soil microbes and their effectiveness in management of certain nematode diseases and regional case studies/success stories and lessons learnt for nematode management in various crops across the globe.

Written for researchers, academicians, scientists, working in the field of Plant nematode management.

Covers all aspects of soil microbes involved in management of plant nematodes Explores the latest evidence-based strategies for managing plant nematodes through antagonist principles Latest, critical and in-depth knowledge on the subject synthesized by global experts

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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 Publishing, Switzerland. He is a recipient of 'Best Innovation Award' by MLS University Udaipur & MBSI for Advanced Biodigester as well as 'Biotechnology Research Excellence Award-2023' by BRSI and Society of Life Sciences, India. Currently, he is working as Scientist 'F' at Bioprocess Technology Division, Defence R&D Establishment, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), India.

Dr. Sazada Siddiqui, PhD (Botany) has more than fifteen years of research/teaching experience. She obtained her PhD in 2002 from Barkatullah University, Bhopal (India) and joined subsequently as a faculty in botany department at Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (India). Currently she is serving as Associate Professor, King Khalid University, Abha (Saudi Arabia). She has more than fifty international and national publications (research articles, review articles, and book chapters) to her credit. His research interest includes phytoremediation, biological nutrient removal Cytotoxicity, and Allelopathy. She is a reviewer for many international journals. She has edited a book with Springer on Pesticide Bioremediation. Her another book entitled 'Laboratory Techniques of Cytogenetics and Microbiology' (ISBN 1530332222) is used in King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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1. Microbial-based Products and Soil Management Practices to Control Nematodes in Organic Horticultural Crops (Dawid Kozacki, Grayna Soika, Andrzej Skwiercz and Eligio Malusà).- 2. Impact of Soil Disturbances on Soil Nematode Communities (Andrea erevková and Marek Reno).- 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 Matías Rusconi, Daiana Pamela Eliceche, Matías Nicolás Rosales, María Fernanda Achinelly, Eliseo Jorge Chaves, Diego Herman Sauka).- 14. Towards Innovative Strategies for Plant-parasitic Nematodes Biocontrol in Olive Tree Nurseries (Mohamed Aït Hamza, Hassan Boubaker, Odile Fossati-Gaschignard, James Nicholas Furze, El Hassan Mayad, Thierry Mateille, Abdelhamid El Mousadik).- 15. Biological Engineering and Its Relationship to Nematode Resistance (Tamer Ibrahim Abdel-Wahab, Sherif Ibrahim Abdel-Wahab, Eman Ibrahim Abdel-Wahab).- 16. Biological Control of Parasitic Nematodes and Pathogenic Fungi Damaging Black Pepper in Vietnam: a Case Study (Pham Van Toan, Tran Ngoc Khanh, Nguyen Thu Ha, Ho Hanh, Dao Huu Hien). <p