This note
covers the following topics: Introduction, Important plant pathogenic organisms,
fungi, bacteria, fastidious vesicular bacteria, phytoplasmas, spiroplasmas,
viruses, viroids, algae, protozoa and phanerogamic parasites with examples of
diseases caused by them.
Author(s): Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University
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.
Plant pathology is an applied science that deals with the
nature, causes and control of plant diseases in agriculture and forestry. The
vital role of plant pathology in attaining food security and food safety for the
world cannot be overemphasized.
The purpose of this book is to treat
the subject of disease in plants with special reference to the patient itself,
and to describe the symptoms it exhibits and the course of the malady, with only
such references to the agents which induce or cause disease as are necessary to an intelligent understanding of the subject,
and of the kind of treatment called for.