Plant Pathology

During the last quarter of the century, there have been enormous developments in the science of plant
pathology. Many new techniques and chemicals have been evolved to fight plant diseases. Efforts have
been made to understand the nature of diseases at molecular levels and the relationship between the host
and parasite has been put, in many cases, on a sound biochemical footing. It is a stupendous task to present this knowledge in a volume of suitable size to a young post graduate or research student.
The book has several important features, one of which is the “all-in-one” approach which will be
useful to postgraduate students. To the best of my knowledge there is no book with both generalized and
specialized topics discussed in parallel which caters to the needs of undergraduate, postgraduate and
research students at the same time. Most of the important aspects of plant pathology, such as physiology of diseased plants, root diseases, seed-borne diseases, post harvest diseases of fruits and vegetables,
diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, nematodes and non-parasitic diseases have all
been dealt with suitable detail for the benefit of students. Besides, the book should also serve as a good
reference for research workers.