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Which of the following pair is not correctly matched in the term of Disease and Insect (Vector)?

A. Little leaf of Brinjal ⇔ Aphid

B. Rice dwarf ⇔ Zig Zag leaf hopper

C. Rice grassy stunt ⇔ Green leaf hopper

D. Rice yellow orange leaf ⇔ Zig Zag leaf hopper

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

A. Little leaf of Brinjal ⇔ Aphid is not correctly matched as aphid is not vector of little leaf of brinjal.
Little leaf of brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most serious diseases of brinjal in the areas of its cultivation. The disease is caused by a plant pathogenic mollicute, Phytoplasma and is transmitted by the insect vector, Hishimonus phycitis.
B. Rice dwarf ⇔ Zig Zag leaf hopper
The zigzag leafhopper Maiestas dorsalis (Hemiptera) is a tungro virus vector that causes damage to rice plants. Grassy weeds and volunteer rice in fallow fields attract the zigzag leafhopper and the viruses it transmits to exist between rice crops.
C. Rice grassy stunt ⇔ Green leaf hopper
Rice grassy stunt virus (RGSV) is a plant pathogenic virus transmitted by the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, and two other Nilaparvata species, N. bakeri and N. muiri.
D. Rice yellow orange leaf ⇔ Zig Zag leaf hopper
Rice orange leaf phytoplasma (ROLP) belongs to the “Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris”, which is solely transmitted by the zigzag-striped leafhopper and the green leafhopper.

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