1. Introduction, Importance of Plant Diseases, Scope and Objectives of Plant Pathology, 2. History of Plant Pathology, 3. Terms and Concepts in Plant Pathology, 4. Pathogenesis, 5. Factors Affecting Disease Development: Disease Triangle and Tetrahedron, 6. Classification of Plant Diseases,7. Important Plant Pathogenic Organisms, 8. Different Groups: Fungi, Bacteria, Fastidious Vesicular Bacteria, Phytoplasmas, Spiroplasmas, Viruses, Viroids, Algae, Protozoa, Phanerogamic Parasites and Nematodes with Examples of Diseases Caused by them, 9. Diseases and Symptoms Due to Abiotic Causes, 10. Fungi: General Characters, Definition of Fungus, Somatic Structures, Types of Fungal Thalli, Fungal,Tissues, Modifications of Thallus & Reproduction, 11. Symptoms of Plant Diseases, 12. Nomenclature, Binomial System of Nomenclature, Rules of Nomenclature, Classification of Fungi. Key to Divisions, Sub-divisions, Orders and Classes, 13. Bacte Bacteria & Mollicutes: General Morphological Characters, Basic Methods of Classification and Reproduction, 14. Viruses: Nature, Structure, Replication and Transmission,15. Phanerogamic Parasites , 16. Plant Parasitic Nematodes: General Morphology, Reproduction, Classification, Symptoms and Nature of Damage, 17. Dispersal of Pathogens,18. Survival of Plant Pathogens,19. Types of Parasitism and Variability in Plant Pathogens, 20. Pathogenesis: Role of Enzymes, Toxins and Growth Regulators,21. Defense Mechanism in Plants, 22. Epidemiology: Factors Affecting Disease Development, 23. Forecasting, Prognosis, Modeling and Expert System in Plant Pathology,24. Principles of Plant Disease Control, 25. Physical Management, 26. Cultural Management, 27. Plant Quarantine, 28. Biological Management,29. Host Plant Resistance, 30. Chemical Management, 31. Formulations of Fungicides and Antibiotics, 32. Applications of Fungicides for Diseases Management,33. Integrated Disease Management, 34. Multiple Choice Questions