Diagrammatic scales have emerged as indispensable tools for quantifying the severity of plant diseases in both research and applied settings. Rooted in the pioneering work of Cobb, these visual ...

Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that ...

Blast disease, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (syn. Pyricularia oryzae), is a major threat to global rice production, responsible for nearly 30% of yield losses worldwide. This disease not ...