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Book Reviews BOOK REVIEWS Albert L. TAYLOR: Introduction to Research on Plant Nematology. An FAO Guide to the Study and Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, 133 pp. Paperback. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Via delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome. 1967. This manual was prepared to assist FAO member countries in nematological training programs, and to aid beginning workers in preliminary investigations with plant-parasitic nematodes. For this purpose it is complete in itself, covering nematode morphology, classification and identification, behaviour, pathogenicity, ecology, and control. The inclusion of a good list of nematological books and journals will help individuals wishing to go further than this work can guide them. The manual reflects A. L. Taylor's considerable experience with workers who have had little or no previous training in nematology. The manner of presentation, methods, and discussion are inten- tionally simplified. Authorities and references are not included. Above-ground parasites are omitted. Habitat, morphological characteristics easily determined, and drawings are used to identify the genera Tylenchorhynchu.r, Heterodera, Meloidogyne, Hoplolaimu.r, Helicotylenchu.r, Belonolaimu,r, Pratylenchus, Radopholu.r, Hirschmannielia, Rotylenchu.r, Tylenchulu.r, Hemicycliophora, Cricone- moides, Paratylenchu.r, Xiphinema, and Trichodoru.r. The finest sieve suggested is 200 mesh, and this is washed from above before its contents are examined. Most small nematodes will be lost by this procedure. If the worker also uses the Baermann methods described he will recover the small nematodes, most of which are active. It may not be clear that three different diseases are described as "cherry rasp-leaf" in the table dealing with nematode vectors of plant viruses. This is a unique publication which should fill an important need. It is now available in English. French and Spanish translations should be ready late in 1968. The manual is free, but there will be some handling charges for mailing. Requests for copies should be addressed to FAO Distribution and Sales Section, FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy. The publication is intended for workers in developing countries, and preference will be given to requests coming from these countries. B. F. LOWNSBERY Department of Nematology, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A. Comptes rendus du huitième symposium international de nématologie. XIII + 129 pp. E. J. Brill. Leiden, 1968. It is a good thing that the proceedings of the 8th symposium of the Society of European Nematologists (now: European Society of Nematologists) at Antibes, 1965, are available in print. Most of the invited papers as well as all the discussions are published in full and the other papers as summaries. The latter are, in most cases, identical with the summaries available for the participants of the congress, 21/2 years ago. Publication in this condensed form is an advantage for those who want a quick impression of the essential facts presented at the symposium. The authors have mostly had the opportunity to publish the original text of their communications elsewhere. There are many interesting contributions and it is difficult to make a choice. To mention some: The taxonomic section as a whole (de Coninck and others), Genetic adaptation to high temperatures in Caenorhabditi.r elegans (Brun), Serological techniques in identification of biotypes of H. rosto- chiensis (Mabbott), Significance of enzyme activities of H. rostochiensis in resistance of potatoes (Wilski and Giebel), Life cycle of Xipbinema vuittenezi (Flegg), Complex relationships of nema- todes and other organisms (Weischer) and Results of soil fumigation against Xiphinema spp., vectors of Fanleaf virus in French vineyards (Boubals). A note from the editorial board states that the communications are given in the same order in which they were presented during the symposium, without further comment. No attempt is made to indicate a division into chapters (sessions at the symposium) in the contents, which would have been very easy. There are no author or subject indexes. It may be regretted that the publication of these proceedings has taken place so long after the symposium was held. H. HOESTRA Laboratory of Nematology, Agricultural University, Wageningen http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nematologica Brill

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BOOK REVIEWS Albert L. TAYLOR: Introduction to Research on Plant Nematology. An FAO Guide to the Study and Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes, 133 pp. Paperback. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Via delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome. 1967. This manual was prepared to assist FAO member countries in nematological training programs, and to aid beginning workers in preliminary investigations with plant-parasitic nematodes. For this purpose it is complete in itself, covering nematode morphology, classification and identification, behaviour, pathogenicity, ecology, and control. The inclusion of a good list of nematological books and journals will help individuals wishing to go further than this work can guide them. The manual reflects A. L. Taylor's considerable experience with workers who have had little or no previous training in nematology. The manner of presentation, methods, and discussion are inten- tionally simplified. Authorities and references are not included. Above-ground parasites are omitted. Habitat, morphological characteristics easily determined, and drawings are used to identify the genera Tylenchorhynchu.r, Heterodera, Meloidogyne, Hoplolaimu.r, Helicotylenchu.r, Belonolaimu,r, Pratylenchus, Radopholu.r, Hirschmannielia, Rotylenchu.r, Tylenchulu.r, Hemicycliophora, Cricone- moides, Paratylenchu.r, Xiphinema, and Trichodoru.r. The finest sieve suggested is 200 mesh, and this is washed from above before its contents are examined. Most small nematodes will be lost by this procedure. If the worker also uses the Baermann methods described he will recover the small nematodes, most of which are active. It may not be clear that three different diseases are described as "cherry rasp-leaf" in the table dealing with nematode vectors of plant viruses. This is a unique publication which should fill an important need. It is now available in English. French and Spanish translations should be ready late in 1968. The manual is free, but there will be some handling charges for mailing. Requests for copies should be addressed to FAO Distribution and Sales Section, FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy. The publication is intended for workers in developing countries, and preference will be given to requests coming from these countries. B. F. LOWNSBERY Department of Nematology, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A. Comptes rendus du huitième symposium international de nématologie. XIII + 129 pp. E. J. Brill. Leiden, 1968. It is a good thing that the proceedings of the 8th symposium of the Society of European Nematologists (now: European Society of Nematologists) at Antibes, 1965, are available in print. Most of the invited papers as well as all the discussions are published in full and the other papers as summaries. The latter are, in most cases, identical with the summaries available for the participants of the congress, 21/2 years ago. Publication in this condensed form is an advantage for those who want a quick impression of the essential facts presented at the symposium. The authors have mostly had the opportunity to publish the original text of their communications elsewhere. There are many interesting contributions and it is difficult to make a choice. To mention some: The taxonomic section as a whole (de Coninck and others), Genetic adaptation to high temperatures in Caenorhabditi.r elegans (Brun), Serological techniques in identification of biotypes of H. rosto- chiensis (Mabbott), Significance of enzyme activities of H. rostochiensis in resistance of potatoes (Wilski and Giebel), Life cycle of Xipbinema vuittenezi (Flegg), Complex relationships of nema- todes and other organisms (Weischer) and Results of soil fumigation against Xiphinema spp., vectors of Fanleaf virus in French vineyards (Boubals). A note from the editorial board states that the communications are given in the same order in which they were presented during the symposium, without further comment. No attempt is made to indicate a division into chapters (sessions at the symposium) in the contents, which would have been very easy. There are no author or subject indexes. It may be regretted that the publication of these proceedings has taken place so long after the symposium was held. H. HOESTRA Laboratory of Nematology, Agricultural University, Wageningen

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