Powdery mildew include in
A. Oomycetes
B. Basidiomycotina
C. Ascomycotina
D. None of these
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Powdery mildew includes in Ascomycotina.Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of ascomycete fungi in the order Erysiphales.
Sexual reproduction is via chasmothecia (formerly cleistothecium), a type of ascocarp where the genetic material recombines. Powdery mildew fungi must be adapted to their hosts to be able to infect them. Within each ascocarp are several asci. Under optimal conditions, ascospores mature and are released to initiate new infections.
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