The causal organism of bunt of rice is

A. Urocystis tritici

B. Tilletia foetida

C. Neovossia horrida

D. None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The causal organism of the bunt of rice is Neovossia horrida.
T. horrida has had a chaotic taxonomic history. It has been reclassified within Neovossia.
Tilletia horrida, rice kernel smut, caryopsis smut, black smut, or grain smut, is a fungal rice disease believed to only affect the Oryza genus. It presents as a bunt disease in rice.