Algae Fungi Bryophytes and Plant Pathology

A plant becomes ill when it is continually disrupted by some causative agent that results in an abnormal physiological process which disrupts the normal structure, development, function, or other activities of the plant. This interaction with one or more basic physiological or biochemical processes of a plant elicits pathological conditions or symptoms that are characteristic. Plant diseases may be generally categorized as being either infectious or non-infectious according to the existence of their primary causative agent. Plant diseases may be generally categorized as being either infectious or non-infectious according to the existence of their primary causative agent. In nature, multiple disease-causing agents can affect plants at a time. Knowing about the diseases, the characteristics of the disease, how to fix it is important and is therefore called Plants Pathology. Plant Pathology is the scientific study of pathogens and environmental factors causing diseases in plants.

Author(s): Xifeng Wang

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