Systematics of Cyst Nematodes Nematoda: Heteroderinae

Volume 8 in the series, appearing in two parts, A and B, deals with the systematics of cyst nematodes of the subfamily Heteroderinae. Cyst nematodes are important pathogens causing extensive damage and significant yield loss to many crops in both temperate and tropical regions.

Sergei A. Subbotin, Ph.D. (1987) in Helminthology (Nematology), Institute of Helminthology, Russia, is presently serving as Senior Nematologist at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, USA, and has associate positions as Guest Professor at Ghent University, Belgium, and as Scientist at University of California, USA and Center of Parasitology, Russia. He has published more than 90 articles in nematological and molecular journals.Manuel Mundo-Ocampo, Ph.D. (1982) in Plant Pathology (Nematology), University of California, Riverside, USA. Currently a Research Associate and Curator of the UCR-Nematode Collection and is in the process of moving to CIIDIR-IPN-Sinaloa in Mexico. He has published more than 50 papers and technical reports in peer-reviewed journals.James G. Baldwin, Ph.D. (1972) in Plant Pathology (Nematology), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Nematology at the University of California, Riverside. He has published more than 120 refereed articles that emphasise nematode systematics and phenotypic evolution.