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Introduction
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Some facts to remember
Types of pathogen dispersal
Facts about Pathology
Glossary
Types of disease
Disease and their causative agent
Necrosis
Asexual and Sexual fruiting bodies
Reproduction in fungi
Method of sexual reproduction @GPS2
Flagella arrangement
Gram positive and negative bacteria
Various Nematodes
Deficiency symptom
Chemicals in plant disease control
Some facts about Mushroom
Disease and their causative agent in various fruits
Viral disease in fruits and their vectors
Disease and their causative agent in various vegetables
Viral disease in vegetables and their vectors
Disease of Agronomical crops
Vectors and their disease transmission
Viral disease and their transmission agent
Plant growth regulators effects on plant disease
Toxins
Principle of plant disease control (PPD)
Disease and their fungal vectors
Indirect penetration
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) and its relation with pathology
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) and its relation with pathology
Defense mechanism in Plants
Difference between compound interest disease and simple interest disease
Soil solarization and sterilization
Copper fungicide
Types of resistance
Integrated plant disease management (IPDM)
Difference between Zoospore and Zygospore
Disease forecasting of late blight
Agricultural Pathology Essentials: Rahul’s Quick Guide for Master’s Prep

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.
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