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Book Review BOOK REVIEW J. N. SASSER and W. R. JENKINS. Nematology, Fundamentals and Recent Advances, with emphasis on Plant Parasitic and Soil Forms. University of North Carolina Press, Box 510, Chapel Hill, N.C., USA, 1960. 162 figures, 79 tables, XV+480 pages. Price: $ 12.50. Suitable texts for teaching and general reference purposes have been notably lacking in nema- tology and this publication is most welcome as a highly valuable and encouraging contribution to this need. There is yet to be published an up-to-date textbook comprehensive enough for intro- ductory class purposes and as a reference for the layman. But the compilation reviewed here should be especially useful to the graduate student and the professional nematologist. It is noteworthy for the authoritative treatment with extensive bibliographical lists given to a wide range of the fundamentals of nematology. Generous use is made of literature on all aspects including parasitology, marine and free-living forms as well as phytonematology. This book serves the further purpose of drawing together many separate disciplines which con- tribute to nematology. The fragmentation in past years of nmnatological research and teaching into many separate fields such as helminthology, parasitology, plant pathology, entomology, invertebrate zoology, etc., has been a deterrent to the science of nematology. Unified efforts such as this should be of inestimable value in emphasizing the common interests and basic relationships of all nema- tological research. Future work can only be richer, more effective and productive with a more intimate association and a freer exchange of ideas and information. The source of this compilation was a series of lectures and laboratory exercises presented during a Southern Regional Summer Session in Nematology at North Carolina State College, June 8-July 17, 1959. Twenty-two scientists from Canada, England, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico and the United States participated. Included is a general plan of organization for a nematology program and a comprehensive review of methods, equipment and techniques used in nematology. Special attention is given to radio-isotopes and the Cartesian diver apparatus, their use and potential application in nematological research. The gross morphology, internal and external anatomy of nematodes are covered including an extended series of illustrations. Special taxonomic-morphologic treatment is given to selected groups of nematodes with keys to certain of the genera. The physiology and biochemistry of nematodes is especially well done with attention to factors influencing metabolic rate of nematodes, the influence of oxygen, pH, ions, osmotic pressure, temperature, etc., on their life processes. Methods for the cultivation of Aschelminths, especially rhabditid nematodes, presented in detail, will be useful in nutritional, biochemical genetics, growth and differentiation studies. The genetics and oogenesis of nematodes are reviewed and the possible use of chromosome cytology in taxonomy is discussed. There is an especially comprehensive review of the literature on nematode ecology. The section on host-parasite relations covers an analysis of possible plant-nematode relationships, proof of pathogenicity, mechanisms involved in plant-nematode relationships, inter- relationships between nematodes and other soil-borne pathogens. The control of plant parasitic nematodes of special concern in agricultural production is dis- cussed in all aspects with the exception of the lectures on the Theory of Soil Fumigation which have been published already as a separate paper by the Dow Chemical Company. D. J. RASKI http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nematologica Brill

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Nematologica , Volume 6 (1): 1 – Jan 1, 1961
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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BOOK REVIEW J. N. SASSER and W. R. JENKINS. Nematology, Fundamentals and Recent Advances, with emphasis on Plant Parasitic and Soil Forms. University of North Carolina Press, Box 510, Chapel Hill, N.C., USA, 1960. 162 figures, 79 tables, XV+480 pages. Price: $ 12.50. Suitable texts for teaching and general reference purposes have been notably lacking in nema- tology and this publication is most welcome as a highly valuable and encouraging contribution to this need. There is yet to be published an up-to-date textbook comprehensive enough for intro- ductory class purposes and as a reference for the layman. But the compilation reviewed here should be especially useful to the graduate student and the professional nematologist. It is noteworthy for the authoritative treatment with extensive bibliographical lists given to a wide range of the fundamentals of nematology. Generous use is made of literature on all aspects including parasitology, marine and free-living forms as well as phytonematology. This book serves the further purpose of drawing together many separate disciplines which con- tribute to nematology. The fragmentation in past years of nmnatological research and teaching into many separate fields such as helminthology, parasitology, plant pathology, entomology, invertebrate zoology, etc., has been a deterrent to the science of nematology. Unified efforts such as this should be of inestimable value in emphasizing the common interests and basic relationships of all nema- tological research. Future work can only be richer, more effective and productive with a more intimate association and a freer exchange of ideas and information. The source of this compilation was a series of lectures and laboratory exercises presented during a Southern Regional Summer Session in Nematology at North Carolina State College, June 8-July 17, 1959. Twenty-two scientists from Canada, England, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico and the United States participated. Included is a general plan of organization for a nematology program and a comprehensive review of methods, equipment and techniques used in nematology. Special attention is given to radio-isotopes and the Cartesian diver apparatus, their use and potential application in nematological research. The gross morphology, internal and external anatomy of nematodes are covered including an extended series of illustrations. Special taxonomic-morphologic treatment is given to selected groups of nematodes with keys to certain of the genera. The physiology and biochemistry of nematodes is especially well done with attention to factors influencing metabolic rate of nematodes, the influence of oxygen, pH, ions, osmotic pressure, temperature, etc., on their life processes. Methods for the cultivation of Aschelminths, especially rhabditid nematodes, presented in detail, will be useful in nutritional, biochemical genetics, growth and differentiation studies. The genetics and oogenesis of nematodes are reviewed and the possible use of chromosome cytology in taxonomy is discussed. There is an especially comprehensive review of the literature on nematode ecology. The section on host-parasite relations covers an analysis of possible plant-nematode relationships, proof of pathogenicity, mechanisms involved in plant-nematode relationships, inter- relationships between nematodes and other soil-borne pathogens. The control of plant parasitic nematodes of special concern in agricultural production is dis- cussed in all aspects with the exception of the lectures on the Theory of Soil Fumigation which have been published already as a separate paper by the Dow Chemical Company. D. J. RASKI

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Published: Jan 1, 1961

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