Here is a list of fifteen major plant diseases with their control measures. 1. Tip Burn of Paddy or Pansukh of Rice: The names, tip burn, dakhitla, chatra, ukra, kadamoraor pansukh, have been given tea leaf-drying disease of rice known in India for quite some time. It has been described by Dastur (1937) and Mishra and Chakravarty (1955). Symptoms or [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of plant diseases. I. Non-Parasitic or Abiotic Diseases: These are induced by unfavourable environmental conditions of soil or air such as mineral deficiencies or excesses in the soil, low or high temperatures, improper water, oxygen and light relations. The non-parasitic diseases may also be caused by mechanical injuries. Common examples of [...]
The following points highlight the two main principles for controlling plant diseases. The principles are: 1. Prevention or Prophylaxis 2. Cure. Principle # 1. Prevention or Prophylaxis: It is the protection of the host from infection and exposure to pathogen. Prevention includes a wide variety of control measures. These are: 1. Immunity: It means the resistance of the host to [...]