When was the first discovery of the plant disease in the world?

Question

When was the first discovery of the plant disease in the world?

Answer 1

Aristotle discovered it in the Ancient Greece days.

Answer 2

Theophrastus and Aristotle both document plant diseases as early as 350 B.C., however plant disease has been known ever since mankind began active cultivation.

Duhumel de Monceau was the first to describe a fungal plant disease and demonstrate it could be passed from plant to plant.