MODULE 2 Flashcards
It is the study of suffering plants
or the management of diseases to minimize losses.
Etymology
“a branch of botany concerned with the diseases of plants”
plant pathology
phytopathology is the science, which deals with the plant diseases. It is
concerned with health and productivity of growing plants.
Plant pathology
is the
branch of agricultural, botanical or biological science which deals with the cause,
etiology (aetiology), resulting in losses and management methods of plant
diseases.
Phytopathology
is the study of the organisms or environmental factors that
caused disease in plants; of the mechanism by which these factors induce
disease in plants; and of the methods of preventing or controlling disease and
reducing the damage it causes.
Plant Pathology