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Introduction to plant pathology -- Plant pathogen- fungi -- Plant pathogen- Bacteria -- Plant pathogen- Virus -- Plant pathogen- viroids (mini naked virus) -- Plant pathogen- Phytoplasmas -- Plant pathogen- Spiroplasma : (Helical mollicutes) -- Plant pathogen- Nematodes -- Phanerogamic plant parasite -- Diseases due to abiotic causes -- Laboratory pratical exercises