Plant pathology is clearly understand by the name of it. Plant pathology is a branch of Botany in which study about plant diseases, its pathogens, plant physiology, disease management, pathogen and host interaction that how to disease occur in plants. It is a special topic in Botany. After graduation students who want to do specialization with special subject, this is a great choice for it. Its vast fields like Plant Physiology, Mycology, Bacteriology, Nematology, Genetic Engineering, Horticulture and many, for more information you can google about it.
Plant Anatomy, Plant Physiology, Mycology, Bacteriology, Plant Virology, Nematology, Genetics, Molecular Biology for plants, Plant Biochemistry, Horticulture, Plant Tissue Culture, Soil Science are different branches of Botany and these fields are used in Plant Pathology. In this article we will discuss about best Plant Pathology reference books for graduate & undergraduate students. Also use for CSIR NET, NEET and JEE preparation.
Best Plant Pathology books:-
Plant Pathology by George N. Agrios
Westcott‘s Plant Disease Handbook by R. Kenneth Hors.
Plant Pathology by R. S. Mehrotra
Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology by R.S. Singh
Plant Nematology by Perry, Moens.
Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases by Tronsmo, Collinge, Annika, Munk & Yuen
The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases by B.M. Cooke
Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens by John A. Lucas
Crop Diseases and their Managements by Gireesh, Santosh
Field Crop Diseases Handbook by Robert F. Nyvall
1. Plant Pathology by George N. Agrios
Plant Pathology written by George N. Agrios is one of the best solution for all kind of topics related to plant pathology, in this literature all topics are deep dive and define very well. The book is the next level so it is the first choice of students and professors. The book originally published by Elsevier Academic Press in 1969. Book divided into two parts and contain total sixteen chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Introduction of Plant Pathology.
Parasitism and Disease Development.
Effects of Pathogens on Plant Physiological Functions.
Genetics of Plant Disease.
Pathogens Attack systems.
Plant Defense Systems Against Pathogens.
Epidemiology of Plant Disease.
Control of Plant Diseases.
Plant Diseases Caused By Environmental Factors.
Plant Diseases Caused By Viruses, Fungi, Prokaryotes (Bacteria) & Nematodes.
Plant Diseases Caused By Parasitic Higher Plants & Green Algae's.
Plant Diseases Caused By Invasive Climbing Plants & Flagellate Protozoa.
2. Westcott‘s Plant Disease Handbook by R. Kenneth Horst
Westcott‘s Plant Disease Handbook written by R. Kenneth Horst is anther great pathology book for studying about plant diseases and its causal organisms. The book originally published by Kluwer Academic Publisher & Springer. The first edition published at 2001. Book contain total four parts and each part is deal with special and major topic.
Topics are Covered:-
Garden Chemicals and Their Application
Fungicides, Bactericides, Nematicides & Virocides
Applying The Chemicals: Spraying Vs Dusting
Mixing The Chemicals
All-Purpose Sprays and Dusts
Integrated Pest Management
Classification of Plant Pathogens
Fungi, Bacteria & Viruses
Nematodes, Viroids & Phytoplasmas
Plant Diseases and Their Pathogens
Anthracnose, Bacterial Diseases
Black Knot, Blackleg, Black Mildew, Blackspot & Blights
Blotch Diseases, Broomrapes, Cankers and Diebacks
Club Root, Damping-Off, Dodder & Downy Mildews
Fairy Rings, Fruit Spots & Galls
Leaf Blister and Leaf Curl Diseases
Leaf Scorch, Spots, Lichens, Mistletoe, Needle Casts & Molds
Nematodes & Nonparasitic Diseases
Powdery Mildews, Rots, Rusts, Scab & Scurf
Slime Molds, Smuts, Snow mold, Sooty Mold & Spot Anthracnose
Virus, Viroid, Phytoplasma Pathogens and Diseases
White Rusts, Wilt Diseases & Witchweed
Host Plants and Their Diseases
Host Plants
3. Plant Pathology by R. S. Mehrotra
Plant Pathology written by R. S. Mehrotra and Ashok Aggarwal is another great book for understanding diseases in plant, its mechanisms and how to control it. The book originally published by McGraw Hill Education in 1980. Book contain thirty chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Introduction of Plant Pathology.
History of Plant Pathology.
Pathogenesis.
Enzymes and Toxins in Plant Diseases.
Plant Pathogen Interaction, defense system.
Environmental Factors for Disease Development.
Plant Pathogens infections.
Epidemiology of Plant Disease & Disease Forecasting.
Control of Plant Diseases.
Fungal Plant Disease: Rots, Rusts Downy & Powdery Mildews.
Rusts, Smuts, Bunts, Leaf Spots, Blights and Anthracnoses.
Galls and Abnormal Growths.
Post-Harvest Diseases of Fruits, Vegetables, Grains and Legumes.
Root Diseases.
Seed-Borne Diseases.
Mollicutes: Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas.
Bacteria, Viruses, Viroids and Their Diseases.
Nematodes, Flagellates, Angiospermic Parasites & Their Diseases.
Non–Infectious or Abiotic Diseases.
Biotechnology tools & Techniques in Plant Pathology.
4. Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology by R. S. Singh
Introduction to Principles of Plant Pathology written by R. S. Singh is another great book for understanding diseases in plant, its mechanisms and how to control it. The book originally published by Oxford & IBH Publishing in 2002. Book contain eighteen chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Introduction and History of Plant Pathology.
Causes, Symptoms & Identification of Plant Diseases.
Pathogenesis.
Survival and Dispersal of Plant Pathogens.
Epidemiology and the Phenomenon of Infection.
Effect of Infection on the Host.
Role of Toxins in Pathogenesis.
Defense Mechanisms in Plants.
Genetic Variability in Plant Pathogens.
Host-Parasite Interaction.
Effect of Environments on Pathogenesis.
Assessment of Disease Incidence Severity and Loss.
Disease Management Principles and Practices.
5. Plant Nematology by Perry & Moens
Plant Nematology is another Plant Pathology reference book written by Roland N. Perry and Maurice Moens. The book specially focus on plant diseases occurs by the 'Nematodes'. All concept of disease development, how to attack and how to perform disease management in this type of diseases. Great concept and student who want get opportunity in Nematology, can choose it for study. The book originally published by CABI International at 2013. The book divided into major three parts and containing total sixteen chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Introduction and History of Plant Pathology.
Causes, Symptoms & Identification of Plant Diseases.
Pathogenesis.
Survival and Dispersal of Plant Pathogens.
Epidemiology and the Phenomenon of Infection.
Effect of Infection on the Host.
Role of Toxins in Pathogenesis.
Defense Mechanisms in Plants.
Genetic Variability in Plant Pathogens.
Host-Parasite Interaction.
Effect of Environments on Pathogenesis.
Assessment of Disease Incidence Severity and Loss.
Disease Management Principles and Practices.
6. Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases by Tronsmo, Collinge, Annika, Munk & Yuen
Plant Pathology and Plant Diseases is another Plant Pathology reference book written by Anne Marte Tronsmo, David B. Collinge, Annika Djurle, Lisa Munk & Jonathan Yuen. Disease development, Pathogens, History of Plant pathology, Host-Pathogen Interactions and many more topics are covered here. It is a great book for plant pathology study. The book originally published by CABI International at 2020. The book divided into five parts and containing total twenty-three chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
General Plant Pathology
Introduction and History of Plant Pathology.
Disease Cycle and Lifestyle.
Plant Pathogens
Plant Pathogens: Fungi, Bacteria, Viruses, Nematodes.
Plant Diseases and Disease Diagnosis.
Plant-Pathogens Interaction
Pathogenicity Mechanisms and Plant Defense Systems.
Race Specificity and Plant Immunity.
Epidemiology and Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Disease Management
Cultural Practices for Disease Management.
Chemical and Biological Control of Plant Diseases.
Host Resistance strategies and Biotechnology for Disease Management.
Pest Management and Plant Health Legislation.
Perspective of Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology in a Changing World.
7. The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases by B.M. Cooke
The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases is another plant pathology reference book written by B.M. Cooke, D. Gareth Jones & B. Kaye. Disease development, Pathogens, how diseases spread, History of Plant pathology, Host-Pathogen Interactions and many more topics are covered here. It is also a great book for plant pathology study. The book originally published by Springer at 2006. Book divided into two parts and containing total twenty chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Principles and Methods
Disease diagnosis, assessment and yield loss.
Virulence & Fungicide: Application to disease control.
Infection strategies in plant of Fungal pathogens.
Epidemiological consequences of plant disease resistance.
Foliar plant pathogens: dispersal, mechanisms, gradients and spatial patterns.
Pathogen population dynamics.
Modelling and interpreting disease progress in time.
Disease forecasting.
Diversification strategies.
Epidemiology in sustainable systems.
Information technology in plant disease epidemiology.
Case Examples
Seedborne diseases.
Soil-borne pathogens.
Wind-dispersed diseases.
Environmental biophysics applied to the dispersal of fungal spores by rain-splash.
Potato late blight.
Apple scab: role of environment in pathogen and epidemic development.
Onion diseases.
Epidemic of cassava mosaic viral disease in Uganda.
8. Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens by John A. Lucas
Plant Pathology and Plant Pathogens is another plant pathology reference book written by John A. Lucas. It is also a great reference book for plant pathology study. The book originally published by Blackwell Science at 1977. Book divided into three parts and containing fourteen chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Plant Disease
The Diseased Plant.
The Microbial Pathogens: Structure and Function.
Disease Assessment and Forecasting.
Plant Disease Epidemics.
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Entry and Colonization of the Host.
The Physiology of Plant Disease.
Microbial Pathogenicity.
Plant Defense & Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Disease Management
Chemicals, Host Resistance & Biological Control of Plant Disease.
An Integrated Approach to Disease Management.
9. Crop Diseases and their Managements by Gireesh, Santosh
Crop Diseases and their Managements is another plant pathology reference book written by Gireesh Chand and Santosh Kumar. It is also a great reference book for plant pathology study. The book originally published by Apple Academic Press & CRC Press at 2016. Book divided into four parts and containing twenty chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Cereal and Pulse Crops
Maize, Pigeon Pea, Chickpea Crop & Urd, Mung & Bean Crops Disease and Their Management.
Oil Seed Crops
Groundnut, Soybean & Linseed and Their Management.
Horticultural Crops
Citrus, Okra, Onion and Garlic Disease and Their Management.
Damping-Off, Downy Mildew, Colocasia, Rose, Stevia Rebaudiana, Betelvine Disease and Their Management.
Genera; Issues
Makhana, Jute and Sunhemp Crops Diseases and Their Management.
Mesta Pathosystems: An Overview.
Characterization of Species and Parasitism.
10. Field Crop Diseases Handbook by Robert F. Nyvall
Field Crop Diseases Handbook is another plant pathology reference book written by Robert F. Nyvall. It is also a great reference book for plant diseases study. The book originally published by Iowa State University Press at 1979. Book containing twenty-four chapters.
Topics are Covered:-
Diseases of Alfalfa (Medicago stiva).
Diseases of Barley (Hordeum Vulgare).
Diseases of Buckwheat (Fagopyrurn Esculentum).
Diseases of Canola (Rapeseed) and Mustard (Brassica campestris).
Diseases of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
Diseases of Cotton (Gossypium barbadense and G. hirsutum).
Diseases of Crambe (Crambe abyssinica).
Diseases of Flax (Linum usitatissimum).
Diseases of Maize (Zea mays).
Diseases of Millet (Setaria italica).
Diseases of Oat (Avena sativa).
Diseases of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
Diseases of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense).
Diseases of Rice (Oryzae Sativa).
Diseases of Rye (Secale cereale).
Diseases of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).
Diseases of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).
Diseases of Soybean (Glycine max).
Diseases of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris).
Diseases of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).
Diseases of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus).
Diseases of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum).
Diseases of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum).
Diseases of Wild Rice (Zizania palustris).
