Chapter 1. Nematode pests of agricultural crops, a global overview -- Chapter 2. Nematode management in crops, limitations and challenges to meet future food demands -- Chapter 3. Novel biological and biotechnological methods of nematode management, an effective strategy to enhance crop productivity -- Chapter 4. Host resistance, current status and emerging advances -- Chapter 5. Biological control strategies for nematode management, an overview -- Chapter 6. Microbial consortia, an approach to enhance effectiveness of beneficial soil microbes -- Chapter 7. Novel biotechnological interventions in nematode management technologies -- Chapter 8. Omics technology in plant nematode management -- Chapter 9. Transgenics, application in plant nematode management -- Chapter 10. Novel nano-materials and nano-formulations for nematode management -- Chapter 11. Nematode disease diagnosis, application of nano-sensors -- Chapter 13. Root-knot nematodes in vegetables and ornamentals and their management bynovel biological and biotechnological tools -- Chapter 14. Root-knot nematodes in cereal and pulse crops, and their management by novel biological and biotechnological approaches -- Chapter 15. Cyst forming nematodes in agricultural crops and their management by novel biological and genetic engineering technologies -- Chapter 16. Stem and bulb nematodes in agricultural crops and their management by biological and biotechnological methods -- Chapter 17. Leaf and bud nematodes in agricultural crops and their management by biotechnological approaches -- Chapter 18. Dagger and stubby nematodes in agricultural crops and their bio-management -- Chapter 19. Burrowing nematode in spice and fruit crops and their management by novel biocontrol strategies -- Chapter 20. Reniform nematode in agricultural crops and their management by novel biocontrol technologies -- Chapter 21. Citrus nematode in fruit crops and their management by biological and biotechnological interventions -- Chapter 22. Spiral and other minor ectoparasitic nematodes in agricultural crops and their bio- management -- Chapter 23. Pine wood nematode in coniferous forests and their management by novel biological and biotechnological interventions.