For diagnosis of plant disease, it is essential to determine whether the disease is caused by a pathogen or an environmental factor i.e. abiotic factor. It is also important to know whether the disease is infectional or non-infectional. Diagnosis of a disease caused by either a virus, viroids, rickettsia or …

Plant diseases affect the existence, adequate growth and productivity of all kinds of plants. A diseased plant is a plant that cannot carry out all the physiological functions. So, the importance of plant diseases in the agriculture sector is very significant. In the developing countries, 50-80% of the population is …

Based on causal agents Infectious or biotic plant diseases. Non infectious or abiotic plant diseases or physiological disorder. A. Infectious diseases A disease that is caused by pathogens which can spread from a diseased to a healthy plant. They are caused by animate factors. Viral disease: Witches broom. Bacterial disease: …