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Plant pathology

Life cycle of the black rot pathogen, the gram negative bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pathovar campestris

Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).[1] Plant pathology involves the study of pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plant disease epidemiology, plant disease resistance, how plant diseases affect humans and animals, pathosystem genetics, and management of plant diseases.

  1. ^ Oliver, Richard, ed. (2024). Agrios' plant pathology (Sixth ed.). Amsterdam: Academic Press. ISBN 9780128224298. OCLC 1382797185.

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