I. Introduction:

The department of Plant Pathology has came into existence along with establishment of the College of Agriculture, Latur during 1987. The department has implementing since 1987 till date, the instructional programme in under graduation. The Post - graduation instructional programme has been started implementing since academic year 2002 with an intake capacity of six students/ year. Up to the academic year 2006-07 of the 24 P.G. students admitted, 17 students have successfully completed their Post- graduation
Research topics/ projects of the P.G. students have been formulated and completed and / or ongoing on the frequently encountered major diseases (Fungal, Bacterial & Viral) of the commercially grown agronomical and horticultural crops in the region. Academic staff of the department through research activities has been putting their sincere efforts to meet emerging challenges in the field of Plant Pathology and trying to keep pace with time.

The department has made significant contributions in the fields viz., etiology, epidemiology, survey and surveillance, severity and yield losses and management options of sunflower downy mildew, rust, Alternaria blight and necrosis; soybean rust and anthracnose; bacterial blight (oily spot )and wilt of pomegranate; mung bean/ urd bean powdery mildew, Cercospora leaf spot, Macrophomina blight; Groundnut rust, leaf spot, Sclerotium stem rot, and important disease of vegetables.
The expertise available at the department has been rendering prompt service of plant disease diagnosis and management to the farmers.

II. Objectives:

1. To execute efficiently the teaching / instructional programme of under and post graduation.
2. To implement and monitor need base research programme of P.G. students and in addition the programme finalized and allotted by the AGRESCO sub committee of the university.
3. To extend the knowledge of crop/ plant diseases and their management strategies through various extension activities.

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