Ph.D. in Plant Pathology

The discipline of plant pathology occupies a nucleus position in the domain of plant protection strategies. Consequently, the department was established in 1962 as a strong centre of plant pathology, which was inherited from state government Agriculture department. There has been tremendous progress of this department in the areas of teaching, research and extension leaving indelible impact in academic. None the less, 190 M. Sc. and 80 Ph.D. students received training form the department who are serving in various high positions in different parts of the country and world.

The department has a strong faculty of teachers specializing in sub disciplines like biochemical basis of pathogenesis with special reference to bacterial and viral diseases, maize pathology , sorghum pathology, seed pathology, fungal pathology, disease management and mushroom technology etc