Select the wrong pair
A. Ergot of bajra : Claviceps fusiformis
B. False smut of rice : C. oryzae
C. Ergot of rye : C. purpurea
D. Red rot of sugarcane : Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
A. Ergot of bajra : Claviceps fusiformisErgot of bajra caused by Claviceps fusiformis is an important and widespread disease in India. The disease causes direct grain yield loss by replacing grains with toxic alkaloid-containing sclerotia, making the produce unfit for consumption.
B. False smut of rice : C. oryzae
Rice false smut has emerged as a serious grain disease in rice production worldwide. The disease is characterized by the transformation of individual rice florets into false smut balls, which is caused by the fungal pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens.
C. Ergot of rye : C. purpurea
Ergot is a fungal disease caused by fungi of the genus Claviceps. They only infect the ovaries of the host plants; no other part of the plant is infected.
D. Red rot of sugarcane : Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes are the wrong pair.
Red rot is caused by the fungus Colletotrichum falcatum (Glomerella tucumanensis) and is characterized by interrupted red and white patches within the cane along with a sour alcoholic odour when the cane is split open.
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