This note explains the following topics:
Important plant pathogenic organisms, General Characters of fungi, Binomial
system of nomenclature, Myxomycota, Eumycota, Zygomycotina, Ascomycotina,,
Basidiomycotina, Deuteromycotina, pokaryotes: classification, Plant viruses,
Viroids, Phenomenon of infection, Pathogemsis – Role, Defense Mechanism, Plant
disease epidemiology, Plant Disease Forcasting, Remote sensing, General
principles of plant, Regulatory methods, Cultural methods, Biological control
and PGPR, Physical Methods – Heat treatments, soil solarization, hot water
treatment, hot air treatment, control by refrigeration and radiation, Chemical
methods , Host plant resistance, Application of biotechnology, Disease
Management and Integrated Plant Disease.
This PDF covers the
following topics related to Plant Pathology : Introduction, The Disease
Triangle, Disease Diagnosis, Disease Development, Plant Disease Control,
Chemical Controls, Integrated Methods, etc.
Author(s): Gary D.
Franc, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science
This note lists plant host, disease common name, scientific name,
and disease type for pests included in this Web site. Click on the common name
to link to more information about the disease.
This note explains the following topics: What is Plant Pathology, Disease
Definitions, Abiotic vs. Biotic, Fe2+ deficiency or Soil pH, Fungal pathogens,
Infectious Diseases, Viruses , Phytoplasmas, Bacteria, Disease Diagnosis,
General Disease Managemen and Tools for Plant Disease Management.