Inauguration Ceremony Introduction to plant viruses, their transmission and implications of diagnostics Use of viral genome sequences for virus classification and diagnosis Characterization and detection of viroids infecting important horticultural crops Genome organization and use of genomic sequences for their nucleic acid based detection Molecular characterization of okra viruses Genome based development in diagnosis of Phytoplasma Protein based diagnostics of plant viruses Use of genome sequences for detection of multiple virus infection by multiplex PCR Genome assisted diagnosis of plant pathogenic phytoplasmas Electron microscopy as a tool for detection of plant viruses Application of real-time PCR technique in plant pathology Exploring the relationship of thrips and tospoviruses Valedictory Ceremony