Third revised edition of a guide originally published in 1981. It describes the ecology of the parasitic nematode pest, explains the problems it causes in agriculture, and discusses methods of monitoring and control. The authors work in plant pathology at the Indooroopilly Agricultural Research Laboratories. Appendices include effects of the parasite on Queensland crops, and details of various nematicides. Nematode diseases of plants pp.54 #0720 (Various labels on prelims.)