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The scientific name of potato blackleg pathogen is

A. Alternaria solani

B. Erwinia carotovora

C. Agrobacterium tumefacieus

D. Pseudomonas solanacearum

Answer: Option B

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The scientific name of potato blackleg pathogen is Erwinia carotovora.
Blackleg is a plant disease of potatoes caused by pectolytic bacteria that can result in stunting, wilting, chlorosis of leaves, necrosis of several tissues, a decline in yield, and at times the death of the potato plant.
Blackleg in potatoes is most commonly caused by Pectobacterium atrosepticum (older synonym: Erwinia carotovora subsp. astroseptica), a gram-negative, nonsporulating, facultative anaerobe that is also associated with soft rot of potatoes.

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