In 1992 a Concerted Action Programme (CAP) was initiated by Peter
Sijmons with the purpose of intensifying collaborations between 16
European laboratories working on plant-parasitic nematodes. The
four-year programme entitled `Resistance mechanisms against
plant-parasitic nematodes' focused on molecular aspects of the
interaction between sedentary nematodes and plants on the model system
Arabidopsis and on novel resistance strategies. Funding was provided
mainly for exchange visits between collaborating laboratories and for
the organization of annual meetings. During the last annual meeting
which was held in May 1996 in Toledo, Spain, Carmen Fenoll initiated the
production of this volume. The book presents a series of up-to-date
reviews, each written by one of the participating laboratories, which
include the scientific progress achieved in the frame of this CAP but
are by no means limited in scope to this work.