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 Founded in1995, 3 units: 

1.  Plant Nematodes and Management
2.  Aquatic Nematodes and Environtmental Ecology
3.  Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Biocontrol

  Research Activities

• Taxonomy and systematics of parasitic (plant, insect) and free-living (soil, fresh water and marine) nematodes in Vietnam.
• Assessment of economic importance of plant parasitic nematodes in Vietnam and design/ advisory nematode management (IPM) in agricultural and forestry productions.
• Developing the biotechnology of entomopathogenic nematodes for biological control of insects and other pests in Vietnam.
• Developing nematode use as potential tools for pollution assessment and environmental biomonitoring of soil and aquatic ecosystems.
•  Postgraduate training in Nematology.

Major Achievements 

Nematode Taxonomy

•  250 species of plant parasitic nematodes recorded from agriculture and forest ecosystems.
•  16 species of entomopathogenic nematodes and 25 other species of entomogenous nematodes.
•  250 species of soil freeliving nematodes.
• 350 species of fresh water and marine nematodes.
            

Nematode Management

• Designed nematode management for black pepper, coffee and rice productions
• Used selected indigenous nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum for bio-control of root-knot nematodes in tomatoes and rice productions      

  EPN and Biocontrol

•  Evaluated and screened 7 EPN indigenous strains as potential agents for biocontrol of principal insect pests in Vietnam.
•  Developed mass production of EPN by in vivo and in vitro cultures and formulated 6 EPN products named as BIOSTARs.
•  Applied for control of 30 insect pests, among them some important pests of vegetable, tobacco, vineyard and sugarcane.

Use nematodes for Environmental Assessment 

•   Assessed environmental quality of some agricultural soil ecosystems based on using nematode community structure and nematode maturity index (MI)
• Assessed environmental pollution in some aquatic ecosystems based on application of PRIMER-5 for statistical analysis of nematode data and other benthic communities.
• Compiled of national standards (as ISO-2002 VN) for water quality assessment based on use nematodes and other meio-benthos.
  
  

Publications

•  13 books in Vietnamese, Russian and English
  − Identity and Diversity of Migratory Plant Parasitic Nematodes on Coffee and their Sustainable Management via Crop Resistance in Vietnam (Eng. 2010).
  − Diversity of marine nematodes and other meiobenthos in Can Gio mangrove forest ecosystems of Vietnam (Eng. 2009).
  − Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Vietnam (Vie. 2008).
  − Principles of Zoological Taxonomy and Nomenclature (Vie. 2007)
  − Free-living Nematodes in Vietnam (Vie. 2007)
  − Modes of action of non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes for bio-enhancement of banana toward Radopholus similes (Eng. 2005).
  − Plant Quarantine Nematodes in Vietnam (Vie. 2005) 
  − Predator Nematodes family Mononchidae in Vietnam (Vie. 2005)
  − Plant Nematodes and Their Control (Vie. 2003) 
  − Plant Parasitic Nematodes of Fruit Trees and Control (Vie. 2002)
  − Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Vietnam (Vie. 2000). 
  − General Helminthology (Vie. 2000) 
  − Plant Parasitic Nematodes in North Vietnam (Rus.1985) 
•  About 250 research papers published on Vietnamese and International Journals

Current Research Projects

1. Zoobenthic biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems and the dissemination of its status and importance to the local communities VLIR Funding (2011-2013).
2. Integrating morphological and molecular based measures for nematode biodiversity research in the Can Gio mangrove forest (South Viet Nam). FWO-NAFOSTED (2011-2013).
3. Studies on modes of action of non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes for biological control of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in tomato.NAFOSTED (2010-2013)
4. Morphological and molecular diversity of plant parasitic and entomopathogenic nematodes in tropical ecosystems of Viet Nam. NAFOSTED (2009-2012)
5. 5. Biodiversity of helminths and free-living nematodes in the coastal ecosystems of Viet Nam. NAFOSTED (2009-2012)
6. Impact of mangrove exploitation on the benthic ecosystem and the assessment of ecological quality objectives (IMABE). VLIR Fungding (2004-2009)
7. Migratory plant-parasitic nematodes on coffee and their management through resistance (NECOMAN). VLIR-PhD Funding (2005-2009)
8. Study on the importance of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum for bio-control of root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne graminicola in rice. IFS Fungding (2006-2008) 
9. Biodiversity of aquatic nematodes in Central Vietnam. IEBR (2006-2008).
10. Morphological and molecular taxonomy of some important nematode groups in Vietnam. Basis Research Program in Natural Sciences (2006-2008)
11. Study using antagonist fungus Fusarium oxysporum for cleaning production of tomato in Hanoi. Basis Research Program in Natural Sciences (2006-2008)
12. Diversity of marine nematodes in costal mangrove forest ecosystems of Vietnam.Basis Research Program in Natural Sciences (2006-2008)
13. Mechanism of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria. Basis Research Program in Natural Sciences (2006-2008)
14. Compilation on fauna and flora books (Nematode Part) of Vietnam. MOST (2008-2012)
15. Other research contracts

  International Relationship

 Associations: European Society of Nematologists (ESN). American Society of Nematologists (SON). Afro-Asian Society of Nematologist (AASN). International Society of meiobenthologists (ISOMB).

Organizations: International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain/Asian and Pacific Network (INIBAP/ASPNET). Bioversity, .

Russia: Institute of Parasitology, Moscow, RAS. Institute of Biology and Soil, Vladivostok, RAS.Institute of Inland Aquatic Ecology, RAS.

China: Guangdong Entomological Institute, Bejing Institute of Biological Control, Marine Laboratory, QuindaoOceanUniversity.

South Korea: Agricultural College, KyungpookUniversity. Department of Entomology, National Institute of Agriculture.

Belgium: Department of Biology, University of Gent. Merelbeke Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research. Center for Tropical Crop Improvement, LeuvenCatholicUniversity.

Germany: Institute for Nematology, BBA, Muenster. Institute of Phytopathology, University ofBonn. Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, BremenUniversity. Institute of Phytopathology,KielUniversity.

United Kingdom: CAB International Institute of Parasitology. Plymouth Marine Science Laboratory.

Australia: Plant Pathology Branch, DPI, Queensland. Department of Entomology (CSIRO).Department of Applied and Molecular Ecology, University of Adelaide. Plant Pathology,University of Sydney.

United States: Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside (UCR). Nematology and Entomology Department, University of Florida (UF), USA.

  Personnel staff

Facility and infrastructure

•  Laboratory facility: Identification Lab, Testing Lab, Culturing Lab, Molecular Lab, Extraction Lab and Pilot for EPN production.
•  Equipment: Research microscopes OLYMPUS BX51, AXIOSKOP 2  PLUS with DIC and digital camera, Microscopes AXIOSKOP and OLYMPUS CH40 with drawing tube of camera luccida, Stereomicroscopes with digital camera connected with screen, Inverted Microscopes, Centrifugator, Clearn Bench with Laminar Flow, Incubators, Incubating Sharker, Autoclave, Environmental Cabinet, Environmental indicator systems, PGS systems, Medicool Cabinet, Deep Freezer -20 and -80^oC, Fridges, PCR, Microlit-Centrifugator, Gel-Documentation, Sequencer, Computers, Software for nematode taxonomy, environment analyses, ADSL and Wifi internet, etc.

·        Nematode Collection: (about 25,000 nematode slides mounted in anhydrous glycerin and many nematode specimens preserved in TAF solution).

·          Library: Almost necessary literatures concerning nematology

·          Experiment  Station:  Greenhouse, Experiment field in IEBR Co Nhue Station