Leeuwenhoek:
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Leeuwenhoek
• The Dutch worker developed the first microscope and in 1863 he described bacteria was seen with the microscope.
Micheli:
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Micheli
• He was the first scientist who in 1729 studied fungi and saw their spores. He also proved that is spores are placed on piece of a fruit they grow into new thallus of the fungus.
• He is called as the father and founder of mycology.
Anton de Bary:
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Anton de Bary
• Father of modern Mycology
• Established that fungi are the causes, not result of plant diseases. Renamed the casual organism of late blight as Phytophthora infestans.
• He discovered heteroecious nature of rust fungi.Detailed life cycles of downy mildew.
• He wrote a book named “Morphology and Physiology of fungi, lichens and Myxomycetes” (1866).
P. A. Saccardo:
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P. A. Saccardo
• The Italian mycologist collected and brought together the scattered kn wledge on systematic mycology under his massive 25 volume work, the Sylloge Fungorum Omnium Hucusque Cognitorum, Slloge as the work is usually called as, whose first volume appeared in 1882 and the 25th in 1931.
Professor Millardet:
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Professor Millardet
• In 1878 downy mildew of grapevines was introduced into Europe from America. Grape cultivation was the main industry in France for wine making.
• The disease almost finished the industry. Professor Millardet, who was trained by De Bary, discovered Bordeaux Mixture for the control of the disease.
Erikson:
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Erikson
• Swedish scientist discovered the existence of physiologic races in the rust fungus.
E.C. Stakman:
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E.C. Stakman
• He studied the variability of the rust fungi.
• He concluded that due to continuous evolution of races and biotypes in species of the rust fungus its pathogenic capability goes on changing and as a result the resistance capability of the host also shows changes.
Blackeslee:
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Blackeslee
• He was the first to report in 1904 that dissimilar nuclei take part in the life cycle of fungi
H.H.Flor:
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H.H.Flor
• In the study of genetics of plant disease resistance an important contribution was made by Flor (1955) who advanced the gene to gene hypothesis of disease resistance and susceptibility.
• According to him disease susceptibility depends on compatibility of genes in the host and the pathogen.
• For every gene controlling resistance or susceptibility in the host there must be matching genes for virulence and avirulence in the pathogen.
E.J.Butler:
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E.J.Butler
• He initiated exhaustive study of Indian fungi and diseases caused by them like wilt of cotton and arhar, diseases of rice, toddy palm, sugarcane, potato and rust of cereals. He trained a team of the plant pathologists who later took over the work for him.
• He wrote a monograph on Pythiaceous and allied fungi. He also published his classic work by Fungi and Diseases in Plants from Culcutta in 1918.
• He is considered as the father of modern plant pathology in India.
Norman Ernest Borlaug:
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Norman Ernest Borlaug
• American agricultural scientist, plant pathologist, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1970.
• He was one of those who laid the groundwork of the so-called Green Revolution, the agricultural technological advance that promised to alleviate world hunger.
