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Plant pathology is the scientific study of diseases that affect plants. It matters because understanding these diseases helps protect crops and other plants from damage and disease.
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Research
81,773 papers- The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology.ReviewMolecular plant pathology · 2012Dean R, Van Kan JA, Pretorius ZA et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00783.x
- Top 10 plant pathogenic bacteria in molecular plant pathology.ReviewMolecular plant pathology · 2012Mansfield J, Genin S, Magori S et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2012.00804.x
- Towards integrative plant pathology.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2023Ruiz-Bedoya T, McTavish KJ, Av-Shalom TV et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102430
- Plant-nematode interactions.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2021Eves-van den Akker SDOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102035
- Disaster Plant Pathology: Smart Solutions for Threats to Global Plant Health from Natural and Human-Driven Disasters.ReviewPhytopathology · 2024Etherton BA, Choudhury RA, Alcalá Briseño RI et al.DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-03-24-0079-FI
- Plant Pathology and Medicine.JAMA · 2025DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.18893
- Editorial: Advances in molecular plant pathology, plant abiotic and biotic stress.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Medina-Puche LDOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1398469
- The role of chloroplasts in plant pathology.ReviewEssays in biochemistry · 2018Sowden RG, Watson SJ, Jarvis PDOI: 10.1042/EBC20170020
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- botany
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- botany
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Encyclopedic overview
Agricultural Research Service plant pathologists examine cotton roots with a microscope to determine the level of infection by reniform nematode.
Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). 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.
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