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[2] [3] During his twenty years in India, he began large scale surveys on fungi and plant pathology and published the landmark book Fungi and Disease in Plants: An Introduction to the Diseases of Field and Plantation Crops, especially those of India and the East (1918) [4] and has been called the Father of Mycology and Plant Pathology in India.
Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). [1]
It was established in 1952 and was originally published by the Ministry of Agriculture. The journal publishes research articles and critical reviews on all aspects of plant pathology except for articles on pesticide and resistance screening. [1] The editor-in-chief is Matt Dickinson.
First edition, 1950 (publ. Columbia University Press) Variation and Evolution in Plants is a book written by G. Ledyard Stebbins, published in 1950.It is one of the key publications embodying the modern synthesis of evolution and genetics, as the first comprehensive publication to discuss the relationship between genetics and natural selection in plants.
The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases (phytopathology). APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant health management in agricultural, urban and forest settings.
Plant disease epidemiology is the study of disease in plant populations. Much like diseases of humans and other animals, plant diseases occur due to pathogens such as bacteria , viruses , fungi , oomycetes , nematodes , phytoplasmas , protozoa , and parasitic plants . [ 1 ]
Plant growth and the plant cell from Kimball's Biology Pages; Botanical Society of America: What is Botany? Science & Plants for Schools; Teaching Documents about Botany Teaching documents, lecture; Why study Plants? Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge; Flora and other plant catalogs or databases. The Virtual Library of Botany
The International Society for Plant Pathology is a global nonprofit institution dedicated to “promoting world-wide plant health and food security.” [1] [2] It was founded in 1968 and the first President of the society was the pioneer British plant pathologist, Ronald Karslake Starr Wood. [3]