Aِِn introduction and a brief history of plant pathogenic nematodes, distribution and spread of nematodes, adaptation of nematodes to different environmental conditions and their feeding methods, living and non-living factors that affect the life of nematodes, different methods of nematode control, applications of integrated management, systems for evaluating the effectiveness of different management of nematodes.
Successful completion of the
course, the student will be able to:
• Distinguish the biology of
nematodes, their life cycles and methods of reproduction.
• Identifies the living and
non-living factors that affect the behavior and activity of nematodes.
• Explains the relationship of
nematodes with living organisms living in the soil
• It determines the common
plant diseases or susceptibility between nematodes and other pathogenic
organisms (fungi, bacteria) and nitoviruses.
• . Defines strategies for
managing different plant pathogenic nematodes to reduce economic damage while
preserving human health and the environment
• . It uses different
applications of nematode management strategies for some of the most important
plant pathogenic nematodes
