The Department of Plant Pathology

The Department of Plant Pathology was started during 1991-92 with the main objective of offering Plant Pathology courses to the undergraduate program. The Department offers the basic Plant Pathology courses to Diploma(Agri.) andUndergraduate students and applied courses to Postgraduatestudents. Further, the department provides equal opportunity to learn the subject both practically and theoretically. The Department is well equipped with instruments required for practical learning, and the laboratories are strengthened to extend the knowledge in different branches of Plant Pathology viz. Mycology, Bacteriology,Virology and Nematology.

The courses offered by the department for the UG program as per the recommendations of the 5th Dean Committee extend a comprehensive learning opportunity to students and enable them to attend Plant Pathology problems in the field. Postgraduate program in Plant Pathology was started during 2014 and the students were given specific crop problems of zonal requirements. Major activities of the department apart from teaching & Research include; Diagnostic field visits Disease diagnostic service to the farmer’s and Extension functionaries.

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