Nematologia Agraria - Bari, Italy

The journal

// ANNOUNCEMENT

We are saddened to report on the untimely death of Dr. Ken Evans's wife, Avis who passed away last Friday, 3 July 2009.
Our heartfelt sympathy and thoughts go to our friend and colleague Ken, the co-editor of the Journal Nematologia Mediterranea.

                                           Editors

N. Greco		K. Evans
C.N.R. - Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante - Sez. di Bari via Amendola, 165/A 70126 Bari (Italy) e-mail: n.greco@ba.ipp.cnr.it		Nematode Interaction Unit Plant Pathogen Interactions Division Rothamsted Research Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, U.K.

Editorial Board

G. Abawi, U.S.A.
C. Abivardi, Switzerland
I.S.de O. Abrantes, Portugal
M. Arias, Spain
J.G. Baldwin, U.S.A.
B. Boag, U. K.
T. Bongers, Holland
D.J.F. Brown, U. K.
R. Crozzoli, Venezuela
M.Daub, Germany
C. De Giorgi, Italy
L.W. Duncan, U.S.A.
E. Geraert, Belgium
S.L. Hafez, U.S.A.
J.M. Halbrendt, U.S.A.
J. Hallman, Germany
R.N. Inserra, U.S.A.
M.S. Jairaipuri, India
G. Karssen, Holland
B.R. Kerry, U. K.
J.C. Magunacelaya, Cile
S. Molinari, Italy
A.P. Nyczepir, U.S.A.
J.R. Rich, U.S.A.
R. Rivoal, France
S.B. Sharma, Australia
Y. Spiegel, Israel
P. Stock, U.S.A.
M.T. Vinciguerra, Italy

Editorial Secretariat Graphic Assistant
F. Elia and A. Troccoli V. Radicci

Vol. 37, N. 1 - June 2009

Cover plate

Relationships between relative yields of wheat and soil population densities of the cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae, at sowing in Tunisia. Background shows a field of wheat severely damaged by the nematode in Sardinia (Italy). For more information see article on page 3.

NEMATOLOGIA MEDITERRANEA is a nonprofit publication of the Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (IPP) - Sect. of Bari of the C.N.R. and deals with nematological problems covering many related aspects such as:

Biology
Taxonomy
Ecology
Biochemistry
Chemical and Biological Control
Host plant resistance
Integrated pest management
Nematicide application technology
Crop rotation and agricultural practices
Nematicide application and environmental impact

The first issue was published in June 1973 and since then it has been published regularly twice a year in June and December.
The last volume (Vol. 36) was published in 2008. Issue 1 (official publication date: 28 June 2008) and issue 2 (official publication date: 23 December 2008).
Current Volume: 37, 2009, Issue 1: contents

Nematologia Mediterranea is covered in the Thomson Scientific products and services and is indexed by Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS and Zoological record.
The journal is also abstracted in C.A.B. Nematological Abstracts and indexed on this Web site.

Features of the Journal

Scientific articles that report on original researches.
Technical reports: articles relating to new technical developments and approaches in the study of Nematology.
Short communications: brief articles dealing with subjects that do not require long discussion, such as indications of the occurrence of important nematodes in regions where they had not been previously observed, or the discovery of new hosts for plant parasitic nematodes.
Review articles: comprehensive review of current knowledge in various disciplines of the plant protection sciences with particular reference to Nematology.
Abstracts: symposia and meetings, in consultation with the Editors.

Call for Papers

Authors are invited to submit papers that correspond with the scope and topics of the journal.
Articles, written in English, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, should be submitted to Dr. Nicola Greco, at the above cited address, preferably as e-mail attachments. Each one should be accompanied by a summary written in the same language, but an english summary is also required if this is not the article language.
Articles will be accepted subject to approval by the Editorial Board who will refer to specialists as required.
The contact author will receive 50 reprints free of charge.

Instructions to Authors

Subscription information

The journal is mainly (and preferably) exchanged with the publications of other Institutions on the basis of reciprocal interest.
However, it is possible to request an annual subscription order, also by email, indicating the volume and the address where you prefer to receive it, or a "standing order" for an automatic annual renewal until you wish to stop it.

Bibliographical, Pricing and Payment information

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(update by Elia Francesco)

Editorial Secretariat		Graphic Assistant
F. Elia and A. Troccoli		V. Radicci