05 Introduction To Plant Pathology - 0
05 Introduction To Plant Pathology - 0
Viruses Nematodes
Role of the environment
Host
The Disease Triangle
Soybean rust
Groups of plant pathogens - fungi
• Round, slender,
threadlike worms
• Some are parasites on
animals, insects, fungi,
other nematodes, and
plants
• Plant-parasitic
nematodes have a stylet
• Most live in the soil and
feed in or on plant roots
Disease cycle
Survival Inoculum
Production of produced
survival Dispersal
structures
Syngenta
Secondary cycles
• Some diseases have only one cycle during the growing
season (often root rots)
• Some diseases develop secondary or repeating cycles
during the growing season (often foliar diseases)
• Number of cycles
depends on the
pathogen, susceptibility
of the host, and
environmental conditions
Pathogen survival
Pathogens survive season to season in:
• Soil
• Crop residue
• Weed or noncrop hosts
• Seed or vegetative plant parts
• Insects
• Mild climates
Summary
• Understanding the difference between a sign and a symptom
is key in identifying a plant disease
• A plant disease cannot develop if a susceptible host, pathogen,
and favorable environment do not occur simultaneously
• The major plant pathogens responsible for disease
development in plants are fungi, bacteria, viruses, and
nematodes
• The disease cycle describes the interaction of the pathogen
with the host