A) Give at least two examples of forecasts based on (i) amount of initial inoculum (ii) weather conditions (iii) host physiology B) What are BLIGHTCAST, CERCOS, MYCOS, EPICORN, EPIVEN, and EPIDEMIC? C) Discuss in brief the contributions of the following towards the epidemiology of the diseases

A) Give at least two examples of forecasts based on

(i) amount of initial inoculum

(ii) weather conditions

(iii) host physiology

B) What are BLIGHTCAST, CERCOS, MYCOS, EPICORN, EPIVEN, and EPIDEMIC?

C) Discuss in brief the contributions of the following towards the epidemiology of the diseases.

(i) K.C. Mehta

(ii) S. Nagarajan

(iii) Van Everdingen

(iv) A. Beaumont

(v) H.T. Cook

 (vi) S.K. Bhattacharya

(vii) S.Y. Padmanabhan

(viii) V.S. Thakur

(ix) C.D. Mayee

(x) L.M. Joshi

D) What are GIS and GPS? How do they help in plant disease forecasting?