Facts about Pathology
- Father of Pathology : Anton de Berry
- Father of mycology : RA Micheli
- Father of Nematology: NA Cobb.
- Founder of Microscope: Leevenhock
- Father of penicillin: Alexander Fleming
- Bordeaux mixture was developed by PMA Millardet.
- First plant parasitic bacteria : Erwinia amylovora
- First identified plant parasitic nematode: Anguina tritica
- Endo parasitic nematode: Anguina tritica
- Powdery scab of potato: Spongospora subterranean
- Downy mildew fungi: Sclerospora, Plasmospora, Perenospora. @ SPP.
- Deuteromycetes is also known as fungi imperfecti.
- Albugo candida belongs to oomycetes.
- Sexual spore of oomycetes is oospore (2n) and Asexual spore is Zoospore(n).
- Green ear disease ( Downy mildew) of bajra is caused by Sclerospora graminicola.
- Ascomycetes produce Ascospore and Basidiomycetes produce Basidiospore.
- Loose smut of wheat is internally seed bone disease.
- Most destructive phase of bacterial leaf blight disease of rice is kresek phase.
- Citrus greening disease is transmitted by Diaphornia citri and Trioza erythreae.
- Looses to wine industry in France (1875) is due to Plasmospora viticola.
- Secondary spread of powdery mildew is carried out by
- Ustilago tritici (Loose smut of wheat) is internally seed borne.
- The presence of foul smell in kernal bunt infected field is due to
- Fusarium wilt of Banana is known as Panama disease.
- Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani is
- Mycoplasm like organism (Phytoplasm) cause Aster yellow, Lethal yellowing of coconut, Peach alfa disease, Rice yellow dwarf, little leaf of brinjal, Pear decline, etc.
- Rickettsia like organism(Gram negative) (Fastidious vascular bacteria) cause Pierce’s disease of grape, Alfaalfa dwarf, Phony peach, Almond leaf scorch, Plum leaf scald.
- Inter sexes are known in some nematodes genera i.e. Meloidogyne and Ditylenchus.
- Smallest virus: Satellite virus
- Tillet (French) in 1755 published a paper on bunt or stinking smut of wheat.
- Benedict Prevost (French) discovered the lifecycle of bunt fungi.
- EJ Butler ( Edwin John Butler) is the father of modern plant pathology and father of indian mycology.
- F. Smith à Father of Phyto bacteriology.
- Beijerinck à Father of Virology
- H. Stanley à Ist crystalized virus.