Which of the following is not cerrectly matched
A. Mustard - white rust
B. Paddy - brown spot
C. Wheat - red rust
D. Sugarcane - red rot
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
A. Mustard - white rustWhite rust caused by Albugo cruciferarum (Gray) is the most serious disease in rapeseed and mustard and is responsible for considerable yield losses.
B. Paddy - brown spot
Brown spot is a fungal disease that infects the coleoptile, leaves, leaf sheath, panicle branches, glumes, and spikelets of rice (paddy).
C. Wheat - red rust
Stem rust, also known as cereal rust, black rust, red rust or red dust is caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis, which causes significant disease in cereal crops.
D. Sugarcane - red rot
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is a commercially important crop, vulnerable to the fungal disease red rot caused by Colletotrichum falcatum. The pathogen attacks sucrose accumulating parenchyma cells of the cane stalk.
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