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The term DISEASE is coined by combining the words DIS + EASE = DISEASE.
The prefix DIS means negative, reverse, or opposite, and the word EASE means comfort,
or freedom from pain or discomfort. DIS-EASE therefore means not well, and the cause
can be many. A plant disease may therefore be defined as: Any harmful deviation or
alteration from the normal functioning of physiological processes. It is also defined by
some as: Disease is a malfunctioning process that is caused by continuous irritation
which results in suffering. A more practical definition of a disease would be: A plant is
diseased when its systems are not normal and, therefore, it is not producing as well as
it should according to normal expectations of the farmers.
1. Non-Infectious plant diseases:- Theses are diseases that has very little or zero
tendency of spreading from one plant / plant parts to another. These includes
a) Nutrient deficiency
b) Toxic substances
c) Weather
2. Infectious plant diseases:- These are diseases that tends to spread from one plant
/ plant parts to another. These can be caused by:
a) Fungi
b) Bacteria
c) Viruses
d) Nematodes
e) Algae
f) Parasitic Plants
REFERENCE
Singh, R.S. (1983). Plant Diseases.Oxford and IBH, N. Delhi.
IAC, Wageningen, The Netherlands (1992). 21st International course on IPM -
Handouts on Mycology.
Bilgrami,K.S. & Dube, H.C. (1976). A Text Book of Modern Plant Pathology.
Vikas Publishing House.