1. Introduction, Importance of Plant Diseases, Scope and Objectives of Plant Pathology
2. History of Plant Pathology
3. Terms and Concepts in Plant Pathology
4. Pathogenesis
5. Factors Affecting Disease Development: Disease Triangle and Tetrahedron
6. Classification of Plant Diseases
7. Important Plant Pathogenic Organisms
8. Different Groups: Fungi, Bacteria, Fastidious Vesicular Bacteria, Phytoplasmas, Spiroplasmas, Viruses, Viroids, Algae, Protozoa, Phanerogamic Parasites and Nematodes with Examples of Diseases Caused by them
9. Diseases and Symptoms Due to Abiotic Causes
10. Fungi: General Characters, Definition of Fungus, Somatic Structures, Types of Fungal Thalli, Fungal
Tissues, Modifications of Thallus & Reproduction
11. Symptoms of Plant Diseases
12. Nomenclature, Binomial System of Nomenclature, Rules of Nomenclature, Classification of Fungi. Key to Divisions, Sub-divisions, Orders and Classes
13. Bacte Bacteria & Mollicutes: General Morphological Characters, Basic Methods of Classification and Reproduction
14. Viruses: Nature, Structure, Replication and Transmission
15. Phanerogamic Parasites
16. Plant Parasitic Nematodes: General Morphology, Reproduction, Classification, Symptoms and Nature of Damage
17. Dispersal of Pathogens
18. Survival of Plant Pathogens
19. Types of Parasitism and Variability in Plant Pathogens
20. Pathogenesis: Role of Enzymes, Toxins and Growth Regulators
21. Defense Mechanism in Plants
22. Epidemiology: Factors Affecting Disease Development
23. Forecasting, Prognosis, Modeling and Expert System in Plant Pathology
24. Principles of Plant Disease Control
25. Physical Management
26. Cultural Management
27. Plant Quarantine
28. Biological Management
29. Host Plant Resistance
30. Chemical Management
31. Formulations of Fungicides and Antibiotics
32. Applications of Fungicides for Diseases Management
33. Integrated Disease Management
34. Multiple Choice Questions