In this article we will discuss about the classification of plant diseases. (i) Diseases classified in relation to their occurrence: Study of plant diseases in relation to their occurrence (interaction of populations of plants, pathogens and environment) is known as epidemiology. There may be infectious disease and contagious disease. A disease which spreads slowly and is incited by a transmissible [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Peach Leaf Curl 2. Symptoms of Peach Leaf Curl 3. Causal Organism 4. Disease Cycle 5. Control. Contents: Introduction to Peach Leaf Curl Symptoms of Peach Leaf Curl Causal Organism of Peach Leaf Curl Disease Cycle of Peach Leaf Curl Control of Peach Leaf Curl 1. Introduction to Peach Leaf [...]
The following points highlight the four major diseases of wheat. The diseases are: 1. Rusts of Wheat 2. Hollyhock Rust of Wheat 3. Loose Smut of Wheat 4. Bunt of Wheat. Disease # 1. Rusts of Wheat: Wheat is attacked by three different rusts: (i) Black rust or stem rust or black stem rust Puccinnia graminis Pers. f. sp. tritici [...]