1. Overview of Root-Knot Nematodes and Giant Cells<br>Carolina Escobar, Marta Barcala, Javier Cabrera, and Carmen Fenoll<br>2. Introductory Chapter on the Basic Biology of Cyst Nematodes<br>Holger Bohlmann<br>3. Cell Wall Alterations in Nematode-Infected Roots<br>Krzysztof Wieczorek<br>4. The Plant Cell Cycle Machinery: Usurped and Modulated by Plant Parasitic Nematodes<br>Janice de Almeida Engler, Paulo Vieira, Natalia Rodiuc, Maria Fatima Grossi de Sa and Gilbert Engler<br>5. Metabolism in Nematode Feeding Sites<br>Shahid Siddique and Florian M. W. Grundler <br>6. The Role of Lipid Signaling in Regulating Plant Nematode Interactions<br>Sigal Brown Miyara, Iberkleid Ionit, Patricia Buki and Mike Kolomiets<br>7. Developmental Pathways Mediated by Hormones in Nematode Feeding Sites<br>Javier Cabrera, Fernando E. Díaz-Manzano, Carmen Fenoll and Carolina Escobar<br>8. Recent Advances in Understanding Plant-Nematode Interactions in Monocots<br>Diana Fernandez, Anne-Sophie Petitot, Maíra Grossi de Sá, Vũ Phong Nguyễn, Janice de Almeida-Engler, and Tina Kyndt<br>9. Gene Silencing in Nematode Feeding Sites<br>Tarek Hewezi and Thomas J. Baum<br>10. Exploiting Solved Genomes of Plant Parasitic Nematodes to Understand Parasitism<br>David M. Bird, Valerie M. Williamson and Charles H. Opperman<br>11. Emerging Roles of Cyst Nematode Effectors in Exploiting Plant Cellular Processes<br>Michael Gardner, Anju Verma, and Melissa G. Mitchum<br>12. Function of Root Knot Nematode Effectors and Their Targets in Plant Parasitism<br>Nhat My Truong, Chinh-Nghia Nguyen, Pierre Abad, Michaël Quentin, Bruno Favery<br>13. Suppression of Plant Defences by Plant-Parasitic Nematodes<br>Sophie Mantelin, Peter Thorpe and John T. Jones<br>14. Application of Biotechnology for Nematode Control in Crop Plants<br>John Fosu-Nyarko and Michael G K Jones