Abstract
Palms are monocots and belong to the families, Araceae and Cycadaceae. Palms are important horticultural plants in tropical and subtropical areas, and have immense economic significance for providing huge quantity of some fruits and edible oil, in addition to ornamental value. Palms are invaded by several major and minor plant nematodes. However, the most important nematode problems reported in palms are red ring disease caused by red ring nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus, decline caused by burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis, root-knot caused by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp., rhizome-rot by lesion nematode, Pratylenchus spp., and several ectoparasitic plant nematodes. The life cycle, disease symptoms, and other biological characteristics of these nematodes differ considerably, but the important similarity is that they suppress the growth and development of the palms. In the present chapter, the important information on these nematode diseases and their management methodologies in palms are presented.
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