TABLE CONTENTS

Considering Field Physical Characteristics in Assessing Risk and Delineating
Nematode Management Zones 136
Davis, R.F., B.V. Ortiz, C. Perry, D. Sullivan, B. Kemerait, G. Vellidis & K. Rucker
Cost Effectiveness of Precision Nematode Management 137
Mueller, J., A. Khalillain & W. Henderson
SESSION THIRTY-EIGHT – NEMATOLOGY IN DEVELOPING NATIONS ........................................ 138
CONVENOR: HADDISH MELAKEBERHAN
Occurrence of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Different Agroecosystems and their
Potential in the Management of Diamondback Moth 138
Nyasani, J.O., J.W. Kimenju, F.M. Olubayo & S.I. Shibairo
Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Weeds in Developing Agriculture, with
Special Reference to Root-knot Nematodes 139
N. Ntidi, H. Fourie & A.H. Mc Donald
A Successful Mass Production in vitro Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Steinernema
carpocapsae (All Strain) for Control of Plant Pests in South Sumatra 140
Mulawarman
Soybean Cyst Nematode, Heterodera glycines, in Iran 140
Tanha Maafi, Z., M. Salati & R.D. Riggs
Study of Nematodes Associated with Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Iran 141
Davarian T., H. Alemi & A. Taheri
SESSION THIRTY-NINE – ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC N
EMATODES ............................................................................................................................... 142
CONVENORS: SERGEI SPIRIDONOV & LARRY DUNCAN
Intraspecific Groups in Steinernematid Species: Analysis of ITS rDNA Haplotypes 142
Spiridonov, S.E.
Habitat Quality as a Determinant of Entomopathogenic Nematode Distribution and
Behaviour 143
Wilson, M.J., S.E. Spiridonov, P. Torr & L.M. Kruitbos
Diversity and Distribution of EPNs in South America 143
Dolinski, C. & E.E. Del Valle
Metapopulation Biology of EntomopathogenicNnematodes 144
Parwinder, S., P. Grewal, G.B. Jagdale, A. Saeb, R.A.J. Taylor, C.W. Hoy & A. Michel
Do Natural Enemies Regulate Entomopathogenic Nematode Spatial Patterns? 145
Duncan, L.W., F.E. Elborai, R.J. Stuart, D.L. Bright & J.H. Graham
SESSION FORTY – ASSESSING NEW GENOMIC TOOLS .............................................................. 146
CONVENORS: VALERIE WILLIAMSON & BRADLEY HYMAN
Next Generation Sequencing and its Application to Model Organisms 146
Grimmond, S.
The Impact of Next-generation Sequencing Technologies on Parasitic Nematode
Genomics 146
Mitreva, M.
Novel Approaches to Analyze Gene Expression during Pathogenesis: The Second
Generation Comes of Age 147
Schaff, J.E., N. Deighton, D. Bird & C.H. Opperman
Distinctive Mitochondrial Genome Features of the Heteroderid Nematodes:
Multipartite Structure and Extensive Poly(T) Variation within Protein-Coding Genes 148
Dowton, M., V.C. Blok, T. Gibson, A.H. Riepsamen, J. Rowe, M. Phillips, J. Barrett &
K. Meiklejohn
Connecting Genetics and Genomics in the Plant Parasite Meloidogyne hapla 149
Williamson, V.M., Q.L. Liu, V. Thomas, R. Shah & C.L. Wang
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