The book Phytonematology in India is a compilation of plant nematology work done in major states of India. In addition to that two chapters on History of Plant Nematology and Plant Nematology in India provides information on the nematology development at a global level and in India. Covering latest landmarks in the field. Each contributor has provided background information on the state alongwith the future projections of the subject. This will prove to be a very useful reference work for nematological information of Indian states under one cover covering various facets of this branch. The book also provide an appropriate direction toward new research frontiers and thrust areas for concerned states. The book will be useful for students teachers and researchers engaged in nematological studies. Dr. Pravin Chandra Trivedi, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, obtained his B.Sc. (1972), M.Sc. (1974) and Ph.D. (1978) degrees from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has a brilliant academic record getting First in all the public examinations. He was appointed as Assistant Professor in Botany in 1974 and Associate Professor in 1987. Dr. Trivedi worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow (1983-84) at the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA with renowned nematologist, Professor K.R. Barker. It was funded by Ministry of Education, Government of India. Dr. Trivedi visited several major research laboratories engaged in nematode research sand presented research papers in many international conferences in 14 countries viz. USA, Canada, UK, Germany, The Nether lands, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Singapore, Austria and Belgium. He has been the Principal Investigator of several major research projects funded by the national organisation viz. D.S.T., U.G.C. and C.S.l.R. and guided research on nematode diseases with special reference to Rajasthan State. His current major research interest includes biological control and host-parasite relationship. Dr. Trivedi has published more than hundred research papers and review articles in journals of national and international repute. He is an author of one textbook and edited five books. He has guided thirteen Ph.D. students and, many are working presently. He is a life member of more than one dozen learned bodies in India and abroad and is a Fellow of several of them including The Indian Botanical Society, Indian Phyto-pathological Society, The Nematological Society of India, etc. Presently he is a member of Editorial/Advisory Board of Journals : Journal of Indian Botanical Society, Journal of Phytological Research, Current Nematology, Afro-Asian Nematology Network, etc., and is an elected President of Indian Phytopathological Society, Central Zone (1997) and Councillor of Western Zone of The Nematological Society of India. He has organised two national seminars and participated in many at national and international levels. Phytonematology In India Product type: ABIS BOOK Brand: CBS Publishers Distributors