Diseases caused by plant parasitic nematodes have attracted considerable attention of plant nematologist recently. The present book Nematode Diseases in Plants contains information and thought provoking review articles on important nematode diseases on cereals, pulses, horticultural crops, medicinal and aromatic plants, vegetables, forest trees, forage crops, ornamental plants, spices and condiments, banana, yams, sweet potato, palms, fiber crops and their management. In addition it has full chapter on Biotechnology in plant nematology. An attempt has been made in this book to provide a synthesized account of all important nematode diseases on economical plants and their management The..-volume will be useful to plant pathologist, nematologist, research and extension workers, teachers and students. "1. Plant parasitic nematodes 2. Nematode pests of wheat and barley 3. Nematode pests of maize crop 4. Nematode problems of sorghum and pearl millet in India and their management 5. Status of phytonematodes as pests of rice 6. Nematodes associated with pulse crops 7. Nematode pests of chickpea and their management 8. Potato nematodes in India and their management 9. Nematode problems of sugarcane in India 10. Nematode problems of horticultural crops in India Aspects and prospects 11. Nematode problems and their management in ornamental crops 12. Nematode pests of medicinal and aromatic plants and their management 13. Plant parasitic nematodes associated with spices and condiments 14. Nematode problems and their management in vegetable crops . 15. Nematode pests of forage crops and their management Current status and future prospects 16. Nematode pests of banana Job 17. Nematode diseases of yams, sweet potato and cassava 18. Nematode .pests of palms 19. Nematode problems of betelvine and their management 20. Nematode diseases of papaya 21. Nematode A serious threat to pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica) 22. Nematode pests of bast fibre crops and their management 23. Nematode pests of forest frees and their management 24. Entomophilic nematodes of crop plants 25. Biotechnology in plant nematology.