Nematology in South Africa: A View from the 21st Century
This unique book contains not only a comprehensive up-to-date summary of the achievements made in all areas of Nematology in South Africa over more than half a century, but it also combines this rather technical part with an insiders narrative of how Nema
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in South Africa: A View from the 21st Century
Nematology in South Africa: A View from the 21st Century
Hendrika Fourie • Vaughan W. Spaull Robin K. Jones • Mieke S. Daneel • Dirk De Waele Editors
Nematology in South Africa: A View from the 21st Century
Editors Hendrika Fourie North-West University Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management Potchefstroom, South Africa Vaughan W. Spaull Durban, South Africa Robin K. Jones Robin Jones Nematological Services Murrayfield, Pretoria, South Africa
Mieke S. Daneel Agricultural Research Council-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops Mbombela, South Africa Dirk De Waele Laboratory of Tropical Crop Improvement Department of Biosystems University of Leuven Heverlee, Belgium
ISBN 978-3-319-44208-2 ISBN 978-3-319-44210-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44210-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016959607 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Dedicated to the late Alex Mc Donald
Foreword I
What generation of parents and children has not been exposed at least rhetorically to the pernicious presence of roundworms in humans and the animals we associate with? Perhaps only a few of us still get to actually observe such worms, but we know very well that this does not mean the worms are no longer there. Those growing up in rural and agricultural environments will be sure to have witnessed them on many occasions. Nematodes have been a fact (and factor) of life since the dawn of human consciousness and will continue to be so, certainly from a biological and perhaps also from a cultural point of view. In 2016, South Africa, along with every country in the world, is faced with an accelerating race to sustain and increase food production. Thi
