Synopsis The present volume Vistas in Mycology and Plant Pathology' is a commemoration volume in honour of Dr. (Mrs.) L.N. Nair who retired from the University of Pune, as a Reader at the Department of Botany after putting in more than thirty years of teaching and research. The volume contains twenty two research articles written by specialists from India and abroad in the field of mycology, plant pathology, aerobiology, microbiology and biotechnology, the branches in which Dr. Nair specialized. The articles present an up-to-date in depth analysis of these topics which have an immense bearing on the productivity of crop plants, and human health.