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Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). [1]
1902; First chair of plant pathology established, in Copenhagen [1] 1904; Mendelian inheritance of cereal rust resistance demonstrated [1] 1907; First academic department of plant pathology established at Cornell University [1] 1908; American Phytopathological Society founded [1] 1910; Panama disease reaches Western Hemisphere [5]
Plant Pathology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with the British Society for Plant Pathology.It was established in 1952 and was originally published by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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 diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). [1] Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi , oomycetes , bacteria , viruses , viroids , virus -like organisms, phytoplasmas , protozoa , nematodes and parasitic plants . [ 2 ]
The British Society for Plant Pathology, or BSPP, is a UK-based organisation of British plant pathologists but accepts members from all countries. [1] It was founded in 1981 and publishes three scientific journals: Plant Pathology, [2] Molecular Plant Pathology [3] and New Disease Reports. [4]
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]
His work covered botanical microbial infection, plant disease control, especially of soil-borne biotrophic pathogens and relatively unknown plant diseases. [2] [4] He was author of the major manuscript, Physiological Plant Pathology, which examined the chemical underpinnings of plant disease mechanisms.