ABSTRACT

This book introduces the nature, causes and impact of plant diseases, describes briefly the history of plant pathology as a scientific discipline, and introduces the disease cycle as the key tool for understanding disease development and devising appropriate management strategies. The book describes the diverse organisms and agents that cause diseases—plant pathogens.

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chapter Chapter - 1|7 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter - 2|11 pages

History of Plant Pathology

chapter Chapter - 3|12 pages

Classification of Plant Diseases

chapter Chapter - 5|11 pages

Asexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista

chapter Chapter - 6|8 pages

Sexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista

chapter Chapter - 7|8 pages

Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and Related Eukarya

chapter Chapter - 8|5 pages

Protozoa

chapter Chapter - 9|27 pages

Chromista

chapter Chapter 10|6 pages

Fungi: Chitridiomycota

chapter Chapter 11|6 pages

Fungi: Zygomycota

chapter Chapter 12|37 pages

Fungi: Ascomycota

chapter Chapter 13|26 pages

Fungi: Basidiomycota

chapter Chapter - 14|14 pages

Prokaryotic Bacterial Plant Pathogens

chapter Chapter - 15|8 pages

Prokaryotic Mollicutes

chapter Chapter - 16|24 pages

Virus

chapter Chapter - 17|8 pages

Phanerogamic Parasites

chapter Chapter - 18|4 pages

Algal Plant Parasite

chapter Chapter - 19|13 pages

Nematodes: Morphology and Reproduction

chapter Chapter - 20|4 pages

Ecological Classification of Plant Parasitic Nematodes

chapter Chapter - 21|4 pages

Nematode Disease Symptoms on Crop Plants

chapter Chapter - 22|12 pages

Liberation and Dispersal of Plant Pathogens

chapter Chapter - 23|5 pages

Survival of Plant Pathogens

chapter Chapter - 24|7 pages

Types of Parasitism

chapter Chapter - 25|11 pages

Variability and Resistance in Plant Pathogens

chapter Chapter - 26|9 pages

Pathogenesis

chapter Chapter - 27|6 pages

Enzymes in Disease Development

chapter Chapter - 28|8 pages

Toxins in Disease Development

chapter Chapter - 29|5 pages

Plant Growth Regulators in Disease Development

chapter Chapter - 31|16 pages

Plant Disease Epidemiology

chapter Chapter - 32|10 pages

Defense Mechanism in Plants

chapter Chapter - 33|20 pages

Principles of Plant Disease Management

chapter Chapter - 34|16 pages

Chemical Fungicides and Antibiotics

chapter Chapter - 35|7 pages

Application of Fungicides

chapter Chapter - 36|12 pages

Principles of Integrated Nematode Management