Short description:

This book will provide updated and scientifically refined information about using oilseed cakes as plants by-products for nematode management in cultivated crops. This will thus be a unique source of information for all those involved in utilizing oilseed cakes as an eco-friendly source of chemical compounds for plant disease management.

Long description:

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) devastate many crop plants, causing billions of dollars in agricultural losses each year. Effective management methods to combat PPNs are synthetic nematicides, but most are non-specific and notoriously toxic and threaten the soil ecosystem, groundwater and human health. The plant by-products, such as oilseed cakes, are sources of bioactive compounds with nematicidal potential. Oilseed cakes are an excellent organic fertilizer, and their bioactive compounds are now gaining importance as they are safe for the environment.

This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on the use of oilseed cakes against PPNs. The complete knowledge of better uses of oilseed cakes for nematode management is necessary for developing effective nematode control options to reduce yield loss.

Key features:

? Describes plant by-products such as oilseed cakes and their potential applications

? Explores bioactive compounds from oilseed cakes for agricultural biofertilization and nematicidal activity

? Discusses nematode management in vegetable, fruit and legume crops

? Covers the use of oilseed cakes and management of the associated challenges

This volume is designed and edited to serve as an invaluable resource text for readers associated with plant nematology, plant pathology, plant protection and agricultural science, including researchers, teachers, advanced undergraduates and graduate students and even agricultural extension agents and farmers.

Table of Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Editor Biographies

List of Contributors

1. Neem Oilseed Cake: A Multipurpose Product for Agricultural Biofertilization and Nematicidal Activity. 2. Cucumis Oilseed Cake: Nematicidal Attributes and Management of Associated Challenges. 3. Mustard Oilseed Cake: Chemical Compounds and Nematicidal Potential. 4. Cotton Oilseed Cake: Chemical Composition and Nematicidal Potential. 5. Castor Oilseed Cake: Chemical Compounds and Nematicidal Potential. 6. Mahua Oilseed Cake: Chemical Compounds and Nematicidal Potential. 7. Flaxseed Oil Cake: By-Product of a Superfood with Remarkable Antagonistic Properties. 8. Sesame Oilseed Cake: Chemical Compounds and Nematicidal Potential. 9. Oilseed Cake and Nematode Management in Legume Crops. 10. Oilseed Cakes and Their Biocarbon Products: A Sustainable Feedstock in Management of Nematodes in Fruit Crops. 11. Nematode Management in Vegetable Crops Using Oilseed Cakes. 12. Oilseed Cakes and Biocontrol Agents: Ticking on the Zero Hours of Root-Knot Nematodes Infections. 13. Oilseed Cake: Bioactive Compounds and Their Detrimental Effect on Root-Knot Nematodes. 14. Sunflower and Mahagoni Oilseed Cake for the Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. 15. Importance of Oilseed Cakes in the Agriculture.