CONTENTS: 1. The Fungi: A dreaded pathogen for crop plants. 2. Microscopy of fungal specimens. 3. Glossary used in the identification of fungi. 4. Identification of fungi causing soil borne diseases. 5. Identification of fungi causing diseases near the collar region. 6. Identification of fungi causing foliar diseases. 7. Identification of fungi causing stem/ twig diseases. 8. Identification of fungi causing inflorescence diseases. 9. Identification of fungi causing fruit diseases. 10. Identification of fungi causing grain/seed diseases. 11. Identification of fungi causing post-harvest diseases in transit and storage. 12. Isolation of fungal pathogen for culturing and identification. 13. Testing pathogenicity of fungal cultures (Koch's postulates). 14. Molecular Techniques in the identification of fungal cultures.