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Which of these is endoparasitic Powdery mildew fungus?

A. Leveillula

B. Podosphaera

C. Uncinula

D. Erysiphe

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Leveillula is an endoparasitic Powdery mildew fungus.
Leveillula taurica is an obligate fungal pathogen, from the phylum Ascomycota, which causes powdery mildew.
Under favorable climatic conditions, the chasmothecia open and release ascospores, which are wind-dispersed. The ascospores enter the host through its stomata, germinate, and colonize the host's tissues with their mycelia.
The pathogen then begins to produce its asexual conidia, either singly or on branched conidiophores. The conidia exit through the host’s stomata and serve as a secondary inoculum to spread disease after initial infection. It affects the host from the inside, thus it is endoparasite.

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