Plant Pathology deals with the study and control of plant diseases. It involves diagnosing, assessing, and forecasting diseases, and recommending and applying suitable controls. The ultimate goal of plant pathology is to prevent or minimize plant diseases in order to increase food production and maintain quality as crops are harvested and consumed.

1. Plant Pathology

2. Plant Pathology
•Deals with the study of nature, causes and control
of plant disease
•Art of dealing with the application of knowledge
gained from studying science which include disease
diagnosis, assessment, forecasting,
recommendation and appropriate control and field
application of suitable control
•The ultimate objective of Plant Pathology is to
prevent or minimize plant diseases not only to
increase food production but also to maintain
quality and quantity of harvested commodity until it
reaches to the consumers.

3. • Art of dealing with the application of knowledge gained from
studying science which include disease diagnosis,
assessment, forecasting, recommendation and appropriate
control and field application of suitable control
• The ultimate objective of Plant Pathology is to prevent or
minimize plant diseases not only to increase food production
but also to maintain quality and quantity of harvested
commodity until it reaches to the consumers

4. Economic Importance of Plant
diseases
•Men and other forms of animals exist solely
on earth as guests of the Plant kingdom
because only the green plants can produce
their own food
•Plants are the only source of food, clothing,
shelter and numerous luxuries, drug, etc.
•When disease kills plant, all forms of life will
be adversely affected