The perfect stage of Blast of rice is

A. Thanatephorus

B. Talaromyces

C. Magnaporthe

D. Cocliobolus

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The perfect stage of Blast of rice is Magnaporthe.
The fungus that causes rice blasts is called Magnaporthe oryzae (formerly Magnaporthe grisea).
It is an ascomycete because it produces sexual spores (ascospores) in structures called asci, and is classified in the newly erected family Magnaporthaceae.