Nematology is divided, often arbitrarily, into several ‘subdisciplines’, amongst which the study of plant-parasitic nematodes is predicated on their considerable economic importance world-wide. Further subdivision of the discipline is rarely justified but, in the tropics and subtropics, control of nematode damage is often compromised by lack of knowledge and the cost of conventional management strategies. Thus, there is a need for a comprehensive, informative text on plant-parasitic nematodes of these regions. Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture is the second edition of a book whose aim is to meet these requirements.