This book introduces the nature, causes and impact of plant diseases, describes briefly the history of plant pathology as a scientific discipline, and introduces the disease cycle as the key tool for understanding disease development and devising appropriate management strategies. The book describes the diverse organisms and agents that cause diseases-plant pathogens.

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S. Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences. His areas of specialization are Biological Control and Molecular Plant Pathology.