Loose smut of wheat is
A. Internally seed borne
B. Externally seed borne
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Loose smut of wheat is internally seed-borne.Loose smut of barley and wheat are internally seed-borne and carried as a small colony of fungus inside the seed embryo rather than as spores on the seed coat.
These are the only internally seed-borne smuts that occur in Australian cereal crops. Contaminated machinery and soil do not transmit these diseases.
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