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Plants Diseases and Fungal Infection Control

Plants Diseases and Fungal Infection Control

Plant Disease, an impairment of the ordinary condition of a plant that modifies or interrupts its vital functions. Plant diseases can be classified as noninfectious or infectious, depending on the causative agent. Plant diseases cause major economic losses for farmers worldwide. Control of plant diseases is crucial to the reliable production of food, and it provides significant problems in agricultural use of land, water, fuel and other inputs. Plants in both natural and cultivated populations carry inherent disease resistance, but there are numerous examples of devastating plant disease impacts such as the Great Famine of Ireland and chestnut blight, as well as recurrent severe plant diseases like rice blast, soybean cyst nematode, and citrus canker.

Examples of Plant Diseases:

  1. Leaf rust (common leaf rust in corn)
  2. Stem rust (wheat stem rust)
  3. Sclerotinia (white mold)
  4. Powdery mildew

Fungal Infection Control:

Fungal infections also called mycoses represent the invasion of tissues by one or more species of fungi. They range from superficial, localized skin conditions to deeper tissue infections to serious lung, blood (septicemia) or systemic diseases. Inhalation of fungal spores or localized colonization of the skin may initiate persistent infections; therefore, mycoses often start in the lungs or on the skin.

Control:

  1. Sterilization
  2. Cleaning
  3. Disinfection
  4. Personal protective equipment
  5. Antimicrobial surfaces
Committee Members
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Reza Nassiri

Reza Nassiri

Michigan State University, United States
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Francis J Castellino

Francis J Castellino

University of Notre Dame, United States
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Saurabh Chattopadhyay

Saurabh Chattopadhyay

University of Kentucky College of Medicine, United States
WCID 2025 Speakers
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Johnson J H Wang

Johnson J H Wang

Wang Electro-Opto Corporation, United States
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Victor J Alexander

Victor J Alexander

Capital Stem Cell Research Corporation, United States
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Jacob R Miller

Jacob R Miller

Penn State University, United States
Speaker at World Congress on Infectious Disease 2025 - Anmol Grewal

Anmol Grewal

Abrazo Health, United States

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