Department of Plant Pathology

About the Department

Department of Plant Pathology of the Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore was started in the year 1910 with the Government Mycologist as Head of the department. The courses on Plant Pathology were offered to B.Sc.(Ag) and subsequently to B.Sc. (Horti.), B.Sc. (Forestry), B. Tech (Horti.) and B. Tech. (Ag. Biotech). The Post Graduate programme was started in 1958 and Ph.D. programme in 1961. It is functioning under the Centre for Plant Protection Studies (CPPS) which was established in April, 1984 in TNAU to coordinate and strengthen teaching, research and extension activities in Plant Protection and Sericulture.

Objectives

To teach the subject plant pathology to the undergraduate and post graduate students
To conduct research on diagnosis and management of crop diseases
To impart training to agricultural extension functionaries.

Dr. G. Karthikeyan

Professor and Head i/c

Department of Plant PathologyCentre for Plant Protection StudiesTamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCoimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu, India.Office : +91 422 6611226Phone: +91 422 6611426Mobile:+91 8838887394email: pathology@tnau.ac.in

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