Plant Pathology

Semester 2 subject map, credit structure, and learning focus under the ICAR 6th Deans' Committee 2024 framework.

Learn why IPDM developed, how it differs from routine pesticide-based control, and what principles guide integrated pest and disease management.

Diseases of Mango — Anthracnose, Powdery Mildew, Malformation.

Learn the basic framework of crop disease management, including the disease triangle, pathogen groups, and integrated disease management.

Learn what plant nematology studies, why plant-parasitic nematodes matter in agriculture, and how the subject developed.

Lecture notes covering Fundamentals of Plant Pathology as per ICAR 5th Dean Committee syllabus. Course Code: PATH 171 | Credits: 4(3+1).

Learn the meaning, scope, objectives, and practical importance of plant pathology in crop protection.

Study the important diseases of citrus and learn how symptoms, spread, and management differ across gummosis, scab, canker, and tristeza.

Plant Quarantine and Regulatory Methods.

Diseases of Citrus — Canker, Greening, Gummosis.

Diseases of Rice — Blast, Brown Spot, Sheath Blight.

History of Nematology in India.

Understand the major biotic groups that cause plant disease and how they differ in nature, spread, and examples.

Diseases of Mango.

Cultural Methods of Disease Management.

Diseases of Banana — Panama Wilt, Sigatoka, Bunchy Top.

Lecture notes covering Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops & their Management-I as per ICAR 5th Dean Committee syllabus. Course Code: PATH 272 | Credits: 3(2+1).

Diseases of Rice — BLB, Tungro, False Smut.

Morphology and Anatomy.

General Characters of fungi.

Diseases of Banana.

Biological Control of Plant Diseases.

Lecture notes covering Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops & their Management-II as per ICAR 5th Dean Committee syllabus. Course Code: PATH 373 | Credits: 3(2+1).

Diseases of Grape — Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Anthracnose.

Diseases of Wheat — Rusts.

Anatomy: Inner Body Tube.

Nomenclature binomial.

Diseases of Grapes.

Core BSc Agriculture Plant Pathology courses covering plant pathogens, nematodes, crop diseases, and practical disease management.

Lecture notes covering Principles of Integrated Pest and Disease Management as per ICAR 5th Dean Committee syllabus. Course Code: PATH 374 | Credits: 3(2+1).

Fungicides — Classification and Mode of Action.

Diseases of Pomegranate and Guava.

Complete guide to bunt disease of wheat: common bunt (Tilletia caries), Karnal bunt (T. indica), loose smut, flag smut, and powdery mildew — causal organisms, symptoms, disease cycle, and management.

Anatomy: Oesophageal glands.

Division I Myxomycota.

Diseases of Pomegranate.

Fungicide Application Methods and Resistance Management.

Diseases of Papaya and Other Tropical Fruits.

Diseases of Maize.

Male Reproductive System.

Division II Eumycota.

Learn the major diseases listed for guava and related fruit crops in this lesson, with emphasis on symptom recognition and management logic.

Host Plant Resistance — Concepts and Types.

Diseases of Apple — Scab, Fire Blight, Canker.

Diseases of Sorghum and Pearl Millet.

Biology of Plant Parasitic.

Subdivision Zygomycotina.

Disease of Apple.

The gene-for-gene hypothesis was proposed by Harold Henry Flor in 1956. Learn how R-genes and Avr genes interact, the guard hypothesis, and implications for IPDM.

Diseases of Tomato — Early Blight, Late Blight, Wilt.

Diseases of Chickpea and Pigeonpea.

Taxonomy of Plant Parasitic.

Subdivision Ascomycotina.

Diseases of Chilli.

Epidemiology of Plant Diseases.

Diseases of Potato — Late Blight, Wart, Viruses.

Diseases of Other Pulses.

Ecological classification.

Subdivition Basidiomycotina.

Diseases of Brinjal.

Disease Forecasting Models.

Diseases of Cruciferous Vegetables.

Diseases of Groundnut.

Learn how economically important plant-parasitic nematodes are identified using habitat, parasitism type, symptoms, and key morphology.

Subdivition Deuteromycotina.

Diseases of Bhendi.

Molecular Approaches to Disease Management.

Diseases of Cucurbits.

Diseases of Soybean and Sunflower.

Symptoms Caused by.

Prokaryotes classification.

Diseases of Potato.

Integrated Management of Soil-Borne Diseases.

Diseases of Onion and Garlic.

Diseases of Cotton.

Interaction of Nematodes.

Plant viruses general.

Diseases of Cucurbits.

Integrated Management of Foliar Diseases.

Diseases of Spice and Plantation Crops.

Diseases of Sugarcane.

Different methods.

Viroids general chara.

Diseases of Crucifers.

Integrated Management of Viral Diseases.

Diseases of Ornamental Crops.

Diseases of Tobacco and Jute.

Biological Control.

Definition and objective.

Diseases of Tomato.

Understand how surveillance, thresholds, and integrated action are turned into field-level IPDM programmes with practical crop examples.

Understand how exclusion, sanitation, biological control, resistance, and rational spray decisions are combined in horticultural crop disease management.

Understand how prevention, cultural control, biological control, resistance, and need-based chemicals are combined in field-crop disease management.

Understand how cultural, biological, host-resistance, and chemical measures are combined to manage plant-parasitic nematodes sustainably.

Terms and Concepts.

Diseases of Beans.

Phenomenon of infection.

Diseases of Onion.

Study how pathogens invade host tissues and how enzymes, toxins, growth regulators, and related factors produce disease symptoms.

Diseases of Coconut.

Defense Mechanism.

Diseases of Mulberry.

Plant disease epidemiology.

Diseases of Betelvine.

Plant Disease Forcasting.

Diseases of Coffee.

Remote sensing.

Diseases of Tea.

Understand the basic management principles such as avoidance, exclusion, eradication, protection, host resistance, and therapy.

Diseases of Rose.

Regulatory methods.

Diseases of Chrysanthemum.

Cultural methods.

Diseases of Jasmine.

Biological control and PGPR.

Diseases of Crossandra.

Physical Methods — Heat.

Chemical methods — study.

Host plant resistance.

Application of biotechnology.

Disease Management.

Integrated Plant Disease.

Lecture notes covering Introductory Nematology. Course Code: PATH 172 | Credits: 2(1+1).

Lecture notes covering Diseases of Horticultural Crops and their Management. Course Code: PATH 371 | Credits: 3(2+1).

Introduction to plant pathology, disease triangle, fungi classification, bacteria, phytoplasma, archaea, virus, viroid, prion, spiroplasma for CUET Agriculture

Major crop diseases of Kharif, Rabi, and fruit crops — causal organisms, symptoms, management, IDM principles, fungicide classification for CUET Agriculture

Complete guide to nematology — nematode morphology, classification, plant parasitic nematodes including root-knot, cyst, seed gall nematodes, symptoms, host range, and management for CUET Agriculture

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Historical development, fungicides, disease management, and important plant diseases for competitive exams.

Study of microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, mycoplasma, enzymes, and nitrogen fixation for competitive exams.

Plant disease symptoms, disease triangle, major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of crops, disease forecasting, integrated disease management, chemical, biological and cultural control methods.

Complete ICAR JRF Plant Sciences syllabus 2026 — Code 02 unit-wise topics for plant breeding, plant pathology, microbiology, seed science, and plant genetic resources.

ICAR JRF Plant Sciences (Code 02) — plant breeding, plant pathology, agricultural microbiology, seed science, plant genetic resources, PYQ quizzes 2020–2025.