First, let’s start by defining plant pathology, or phytopathology. I like the term phytopathology because it be traced back to Ancient Greek roots, where phyton= plant, pathos= suffering, and logia= study. If you put these words together you can guess that phytopathology is the study of plant ‘sufferings’, or diseases. So basically a phytopatholgist is a fancy word for a plant doctor! Plant diseases influence what you and I eat every day. This may sounds like an exaggeration, but it’s true! Did you know that bananas, oranges, coffee, and cocoa are all currently being threatened by very scary...