A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Peters, B. G. 1955. Nematology in retrospect and prospect. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 42 (1), pp. 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1955.tb02441.x
Authors | Peters, B. G. |
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Abstract | The first small nematodes to be described, free-living in the seventeenth century and plant-parasitic in the eighteenth, are identifiable only from their peculiar habitats; taxonomy came relatively late in nematology because adequate optical equipment was a prerequisite. In the study of the free-living and the plant-parasitic species, the development of two readily-presented aspects of taxonomy, figure drawing and mensuration ( each showing oscillation between paucity and excess of detail), is traced in the work of five founders, all of whom were living in 1904: Bastian, Butschli, de Man, Cobb and Goodey. Possible future developments in the identification of species and strains, the investigation of host-parasite relationships, and the training of nematologists are briefly discussed. |
Keywords | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary |
Year of Publication | 1955 |
Journal | Annals of Applied Biology - AAB |
Journal citation | 42 (1), pp. 363-371 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1955.tb02441.x |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
ISSN | 00034746 |
Publisher | Wiley |
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