Plant Pathology and Disease Management

S. Parthasarathy; Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India P. Lakshmidevi; Teaching Assistant (Plant Pathology), Institute of Agriculture, Kumulur, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, IndiaV.K. Satya; Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute, Kumulur, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India C. Gopalakrishnan; Professor (Plant Pathology), Department of Plant Pathology, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India

• PrefaceAbout the Authors1 Introduction2 History of Plant Pathology3 Symptoms of Plant Diseases4 Characters and Structures of Fungi and Related Organisms5 Asexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista6 Sexual Reproduction in Fungi and Chromista7 Taxonomy of Plant Pathogenic Fungi and related Eukarya8 Protozoa9 Chromista10 Fungi: Chitridiomycota11 Fungi: Zygomycota12 Fungi: Ascomycota13 Fungi: Basidiomycota14 Bacteria15 Mollicutes16 Virus17 Viroids18 Phanerogamic Parasites19 Algal Plant Parasites20 Pathogenesis - Infection Process21 Pathogenesis - Role of Enzymes, Toxins and Growth Regulators22 Survival of Plant Pathogens23 Liberation of Plant Pathogens24 Plant Disease Epidemiology25 Plant Disease Forecasting26 Disease Survey, Surveillance and Assessment27 Plant Defence28 Seed Health Testing29 Remote Sensing in Plant Disease Detection30 Principles of Plant Disease Management31 Integrated Disease Management32 Host-Plant Resistance33 Regulatory Methods34 Cultural Methods35 Physical Methods36 Biotechnological Methods37 Biological Methods38 Chemical Methods39 Methods of Application of Chemical Fungicides40 Formulations and Compatibility41 Plant Protection Appliances42 Pesticides Spraying Calibrations