Plant pathology deals with the causes and processes of disease and its effects on the structure and function of plants. As such, plant pathologists are important since they specialise in interpreting the process of disease by examination of the tissues of the plant, and by determining the concentration of various biochemical substances within the plant body.

This book has been intended as a handy and efficient laboratory manual for plant pathologists. Incorporating a variety of laboratory experiments in the field, it provides readers with the concepts, principles, techniques, applications and technology which is necessary to the practice of plant pathology in the laboratory for research and development. In addition, the book manages to provide space for more recent experiments in the field.