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Plant disease diagnosis

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The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases

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The diagnosis of disease, during the course of studies on epidemiology or more commonly as a prelude to control, differs in many ways from the identification and taxonomy of the causal microorganisms or other pathogenic agents. A plant is said to be diseased when its normal functions are disturbed and harmed (Holliday, 1989). This is a complex condition and provides many more opportunities for detection and diagnosis than the pathogen alone. For example, in human medicine, diminished glucose levels form the diagnosis of diabetes and human hormone imbalances can indicate several problems. However, in plant pathology, conditions analogous to these are regarded as disorders, not diseases. Therefore, in line with current practice, this review does not include such disorders, as in plants these are only indirectly caused by pathogenic agents but can directly result from genetic defects, mineral imbalance, environmental pollution and a number of non-biotic reasons.

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Fox, R.T.V. (1998). Plant disease diagnosis. In: Jones, D.G. (eds) The Epidemiology of Plant Diseases. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3302-1_2

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