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.