@article{fdi:010046772, title = {{N}ematode interactions in nature: {M}odels for sustainable control of nematode pests of crop plants ?}, author = {{V}an der {P}utten, {W}.{H}. and {C}ook, {R}. and {C}osta, {S}. and {D}avies, {K}.{G}. and {F}argette, {M}ireille and {F}reitas, {H}. and {H}ol, {W}.{H}.{G}. and {K}erry, {B}.{R}. and {M}aher, {N}. and {M}ateille, {T}hierry and {M}oens, {M}. and {D}e la {P}ena, {E}. and {P}iskiewicz, {A}.{M}. and {R}aeymaekers, {A}.{D}.{W}. and {R}odriguez {E}cheverria, {S}. and {V}an der {W}urff, {A}.{W}.{G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}lant-parasitic nematodes are major crop pests in agro-ecosystems while in nature their impact may range from substantial to no significant growth reduction. {T}he aim of this review is to determine if nematode population control in natural ecosystems may provide us with a model for enhancing sustainable control of nematodes in crops. {I}n agricultural systems, monocultures, narrow rotations, alteration of the soil habitat, and fertilization may alter plant-parasitic nematode dynamics and boost nematode numbers while reducing diversity and effectiveness of top-down control organisms and protective mutualisms (endophytes and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi). {T}raditional agro-ecosystems (still applied in tropical regions) involve the development of complex practices such as a broad range of plant species of high genetic diversity grown in associations, rotations, and shifting cultivation, which all influence the complexity of plant-parasitic nematode communities and of control organisms. {I}n nature, plant-parasitic nematodes (and other root feeders and soil pathogens) drive plant community processes, such as succession and plant species diversity. {N}atural soils contain a wide variety of potential nematode control organisms, but the consequences of this diversity are not known. {W}ild plant populations also contain more genetic variability than crops, but consequences for coevolution and {R}ed {Q}ueen processes for nematode populations have not been studied. {W}e conclude that integrated crop pest control may benefit from studying plant-parasitic nematode-natural antagonist interactions in natural systems, which have been coevolved for longer than crop-nematode-antagonist systems. {U}nderstanding how wild plants control their plant-parasitic nematodes may ultimately result in improving the sustainability of crop protection against plant-parasitic nematodes. (c) 2006, {E}lsevier {I}nc.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}dvances in {A}gronomy}, volume = {89}, numero = {}, pages = {227--260}, ISSN = {0065-2113}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1016/{S}0065-2113(05)89005-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046772}, }