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Plant Pathology
1. Introduction to Plant Pathology
2. Fundamental Concepts of Plant Disease
3. Biotic Causes of Plant Disease
4. Abiotic Disorders
5. Pathogenesis and Disease Cycles
6. Plant-Pathogen Interactions
7. Plant Disease Epidemiology
8. Diagnosis of Plant Diseases
9. Principles of Plant Disease Management
10. Integrated Disease Management
7.
Plant Disease Epidemiology
7.1.
Elements of an Epidemic
7.1.1.
Disease Initiation
7.1.2.
Disease Spread
7.1.3.
Disease Development Over Time
7.2.
Measurement of Disease
7.2.1.
Disease Incidence
7.2.2.
Disease Severity
7.2.3.
Disease Prevalence
7.2.4.
Disease Assessment Methods
7.3.
The Disease Progress Curve
7.3.1.
Monocyclic Pathogens
7.3.2.
Polycyclic Pathogens
7.3.3.
Curve Interpretation
7.4.
Modeling Plant Disease Epidemics
7.4.1.
Basic Epidemiological Models
7.4.2.
Use of Models in Disease Prediction
7.5.
Factors Affecting Epidemics
7.5.1.
Host Factors
7.5.1.1.
Genetic Resistance
7.5.1.2.
Host Uniformity and Susceptibility
7.5.2.
Pathogen Factors
7.5.2.1.
Virulence
7.5.2.2.
Reproduction Rate
7.5.2.3.
Dispersal Ability
7.5.3.
Environmental Factors
7.5.3.1.
Temperature
7.5.3.2.
Humidity
7.5.3.3.
Rainfall and Irrigation
7.5.4.
Human and Cultural Practices
7.5.4.1.
Crop Management
7.5.4.2.
Movement of Plant Material
7.6.
Disease Forecasting Systems
7.6.1.
Principles of Forecasting
7.6.2.
Examples of Forecasting Systems
7.6.3.
Use in Disease Management
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