PART-I
(Bioagents for Plant Parasitic Nematodes)
1. Biological Control – Revisiting the Basic Principles
R.K. Walia
2. Bacterial Antagonists Against Phytonematodes
S. Nakkeeran and C. Dheepa
3. Fungal Antagonists Against Phytonematodes
A.S. Krishnamoorthy and R. Priyanka
4. Mass Production of Fungal and Bacterial Antagonists
S. Nakkeeran, G. Karthikeyan and S. Vinod Kumar
5. Formulation and Registration Protocols for Bioagents
S. Nakkeeran, K. Eraivan Arutkani Aiyanathan and M. Muthamilan
6. Bioagents As A Component of IPM
S. Harish and S. Rajamanicam
7. Notes for Practical Sessions Preparation of Media for Isolation of Bioagents
S. Nakkeeran and C. Dheepa
8. Isolation of Antagonistic Trichoderma, Rhizobacteria and Actinomycetes
A.S. Krishnamoorthy and R. Priyanka
9. Mass Multiplication of Trichoderma viride
S. Nakkeeran, S. Vasumadhi and S. Vinod Kumar
10. Mass Multiplication of Pseudomonas fluorescens
S. Nakkeeran, R. Dheepa and A. Ramanathan
11. Mass Multiplication of Bacillus subtilis
S. Harish, S. Rajamanicam and S. Rageshwari
12. Assessing the Shelf life of Bioformulations
S. Harish, S. Rajamanicam and S. Rageshwari
13. Extraction of DNA from the Biocontrol Agents
L. Rajendran and S. Rageshwari
14. PCR Detection of Antibiotics Producing Genes from Antagonistic Bacillus
S. Harish, S. Rajamanicam and S. Rageshwari
15. Agarose Gel Electrophoresis for Detection of Biocontrol Agents
S. Nakkeran and S. Rageshwari
16. Isolation of Secondary Metabolites from Culture Filtrate of Trichoderma viride and Chaetomium globosum
S. Nakkeran and S. Vinodkumar
PART-II
(Entomopathogenic Nematodes)
17. Introductory Lecture on Entomopathogenic Nematodes
S. Subramanian
18. Mass Production of Corcyra cephalonia Stainton and Greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella
S. Sridharan, P.A. Saravanan and T. Manoharan
19. Taxonomy and Identification of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis
M. Sivakumar and S. Subramanian
20. Microscopic Examination and Identification of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis
K. Poornima
21. Mass Multiplication of Entomopathogenic Nematodes by in vivo and in vitro Methods
N. Swarnakumari
22. Basic Laboratory Methods Associated with Entomopathogenic Nematodes
P. Vetrivelkalai
23. Field Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against Different Economically Important Insects
C. Sankaranarayanan
24. Field Application of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Formulations and Future Prospects
J. Gulsar Banu