Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like organisms, phytoplasmas, protozoa, nematodes and parasitic plants. Not included are ectoparasites like insects, mites, vertebrate, or other pests that affect planthealth by eatingplant tissues. Plant pathology also involves the study of pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plantdisease epidemiology, plantdisease resistance, how plant diseases affect humans and animals, pathosystem genetics, and management of plant diseases.
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