"Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors)."
The study of plant diseases and their causes, control, and prevention.
Plant biology: The study of plant structure, function, and growth.
Microbiology: The study of microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, and viruses.
Soil science: The study of soil composition, structure, and properties.
Genetics and plant breeding: The study of genetic inheritance and the development of new plant varieties.
Physiology: The study of plant function, including photosynthesis, respiration, and growth regulation.
Disease diagnosis: The identification of plant diseases and their causal agents.
Epidemiology: The study of the spread and control of plant diseases in populations.
Disease management strategies: The use of cultural, chemical, and biological controls to manage plant diseases.
Integrated pest management: The use of multiple methods to control plant pests, including diseases.
Crop ecology: The study of the relationship between crops and their environment, including nutrient cycling and water management.
Agronomy: The science of managing crops for maximum yield and quality.
Plant pathology history and development: The evolution of plant pathology as a field and the impact of seminal discoveries and landmarks.
Mycology: The study of fungi, including their structure, function, and impact on plant health.
Virology: The study of viruses and their impact on plant health.
Bacteriology: The study of bacteria and their impact on plant health.
Molecular biology and biotechnology: The study of gene function and manipulation in plants and pathogens.
Ecological concepts related to plant diseases: How plant diseases relate to and are influenced by the environment, climate change, and biodiversity.
Bacterial diseases: These are diseases caused by bacteria and include diseases such as bacterial leaf blight, bacterial wilt, and fire blight.
Fungal diseases: These are diseases caused by fungi, including powdery mildew, rust, and damping-off.
Oomycete diseases: These are diseases caused by oomycetes, including Phytophthora and Pythium species that cause root rot diseases.
Viral diseases: These are diseases caused by viruses, including Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Tomato mosaic virus, and Bean yellow mosaic virus.
Nematode diseases: These are diseases caused by nematodes that parasitize plant roots and interrupt the normal flow of water and nutrients.
Abiotic diseases: These are diseases that are caused by non-living factors such as nutrient deficiencies, saltwater, drought, temperature extremes, and air pollution.
Vector-borne diseases: These are diseases that are transmitted by vectors, including fungi, viruses, and nematodes that are transmitted by insects or other pests.
Parasitic plants: These are plants that live on other plants and obtain their nutrients from the host plant, including species such as Dodder and Orobanche.
Invasive species: These are non-native species that invade and displace native plants, disrupting ecosystems, and posing a significant threat to biodiversity.
Plant resistance mechanisms: These are mechanisms that plants use to resist or defend against diseases, including physical and chemical barriers, innate and adaptive immunity, and induced systemic resistance.
"Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like organisms, phytoplasmas, protozoa, nematodes, and parasitic plants."
"Not included are ectoparasites like insects, mites, vertebrate, or other pests that affect plant health by eating plant tissues."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plant disease epidemiology, plant disease resistance, how plant diseases affect humans and animals, pathosystem genetics, and management of plant diseases."
"...diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors)."
"...economic impact, plant disease epidemiology..."
"...how plant diseases affect humans and animals..."
"...pathosystem genetics, and management of plant diseases."
"Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like organisms, phytoplasmas, protozoa, nematodes, and parasitic plants."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles..."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of... plant disease resistance..."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of pathogen identification..."
"Organisms that cause infectious disease... affect plant health..."
"Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms)..."
"Plant pathology also involves the... management of plant diseases."
"Organisms that cause infectious disease include... oomycetes, bacteria, viruses..."
"Organisms that cause infectious disease... affect plant health..."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of... economic impact..."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of... plant disease epidemiology..."
"Plant pathology also involves the study of... economic impact..."