CONCEPT OF RESEARCH & PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

RESEARCH:

Systematic inquiry on a subject to find out a fact or principles. To solve a problem a hypothesis is always need. To establish the probable solution or to discard is called a research.

SYSTEMATIC INQUIRY:

There should be planning in operation and the advancement of the work should be chronological or stepwise. For example, in 1845 a great famine occurred in Netherland due to late blight of potato disease. Nobody knew about the pathogen before. Human were curious about this problem. Dr. De Berry (Father of Plant Pathology) discovered the pathogen Phytophthora behind this disease through a systematic way.

FACTS:

Reason behind happening something is called fact. To discover something present in nature but still unknown can be termed as fact.

PRINCIPLE OF FACTS:

It is how it works.

PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL RESEARCH:

When the research is conducted regarding to phytopathological aspects is called phytopathological research.

TYPES OF RESEARCH:

1.     Basic or fundamental research

2.     Applied research

1.     BASIC RESEARCH:

It is to find out a fact which exists in the nature. For example, gene mapping of an individual. Gene exists in nature. To find out how it is present, is the fundamental or basic research.

2.     APPLIED RESEARCH:

Research for finding something applied for mankind. For example, Gene cloning for development of a resistant variety.

STEPS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH:

1.     Formation of hypothesis

2.     Planning of an experiment

3.     Conduction of an experiment

4.     Interpretation or inference