Mycology

  1. Plant Pathology and Phytopathogenic Fungi
    1. Fungal Plant Diseases
      1. Disease Development Process
        1. Inoculation
          1. Penetration
            1. Infection
              1. Colonization
                1. Reproduction
                2. Infection Mechanisms
                  1. Direct Penetration
                    1. Natural Openings
                      1. Wound Entry
                        1. Vector Transmission
                        2. Pathogenicity Factors
                          1. Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes
                            1. Toxins
                              1. Effector Proteins
                                1. Host Specificity Factors
                              2. Major Groups of Plant Pathogenic Fungi
                                1. Biotrophic Pathogens
                                  1. Powdery Mildews
                                    1. Downy Mildews
                                      1. Rusts
                                        1. Life Cycles
                                          1. Host Alternation
                                          2. Smuts
                                            1. Disease Symptoms
                                              1. Economic Impact
                                            2. Necrotrophic Pathogens
                                              1. Botrytis
                                                1. Sclerotinia
                                                  1. Rhizoctonia
                                                  2. Hemibiotrophic Pathogens
                                                    1. Colletotrichum
                                                      1. Magnaporthe
                                                    2. Important Plant Diseases
                                                      1. Cereal Diseases
                                                        1. Wheat Rust
                                                          1. Rice Blast
                                                            1. Corn Smut
                                                            2. Tree Diseases
                                                              1. Dutch Elm Disease
                                                                1. Chestnut Blight
                                                                  1. Oak Wilt
                                                                  2. Fruit and Vegetable Diseases
                                                                    1. Potato Late Blight
                                                                      1. Tomato Early Blight
                                                                        1. Apple Scab
                                                                        2. Root and Soil-Borne Diseases
                                                                          1. Fusarium Wilt
                                                                            1. Verticillium Wilt
                                                                              1. Damping-Off
                                                                            2. Disease Management
                                                                              1. Cultural Control
                                                                                1. Crop Rotation
                                                                                  1. Sanitation
                                                                                    1. Planting Practices
                                                                                      1. Environmental Modification
                                                                                      2. Chemical Control
                                                                                        1. Fungicide Types
                                                                                          1. Protectant Fungicides
                                                                                            1. Systemic Fungicides
                                                                                              1. Biological Fungicides
                                                                                              2. Application Methods
                                                                                                1. Resistance Management
                                                                                                2. Biological Control
                                                                                                  1. Antagonistic Microorganisms
                                                                                                    1. Induced Resistance
                                                                                                    2. Host Resistance
                                                                                                      1. Types of Resistance
                                                                                                        1. Breeding for Resistance
                                                                                                          1. Gene Deployment Strategies

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