Everything you need to know about how to diagnose, control and treat plant diseases. Learn about:- 1. Diagnosis of Plant Diseases 2. Disease Control 3. Pest-Resistant Crops 4. Chemical Control 1. Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: To correctly diagnose plant disease problems, follow a few basic steps. View the plant and its environment from various perspectives. The most obvious place to [...]
Role of Enzymes in Plant Disease Development! Plasma Membrane bound Proteases in Roots: Plant proteases participate in different physiological processes. By unlimited proteolysis, amino acids are recycled for protein synthesis. Defective proteins are removed and metabolism is regulated by inactivation and degradation of definite proteins. By limited proteolysis, proteases regulate activity of enzymes and presence of structural proteins in a [...]
In this article we will discuss about the bacterial and viral diseases of plants. Bacterial Diseases of Plants: The first recorded observation on a bacterial disease of plants dates back to the work of Burrill (1881), who discovered the causative organism of pear blight. This work was confirmed by Waite (1891), who isolated the etiological agent and proved its pathogenicity. [...]