Basidiospores of wheat black rust germinate on
A. Barbery
B. Rice
C. Mustard
D. Wheat
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Basidiospores of wheat black rust germinate on Barbery.A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi, a grouping that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts and smuts.
Basidiospores typically each contain one haploid nucleus that is the product of meiosis, and they are produced by specialized fungal cells called basidia.
Basidiospores infect young leaves of common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) or other susceptible Berberis, Mahonia, or Mahoberberis species or cultivars.
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