NEETBiologyBiological ClassificationMCQ+4 / −1
Which one is the wrong pairing for the disease and its causal organism?
- ABlack rust of wheat-Puccinia graminis
- BLoose smut of wheat-Ustilago nuda
- CRoot knot of vegetables-Meloidogyne sp.
- DLate blight of potato- Alternaria solani
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Correct answer: D
Late blight of potato disease is caused by Phytophthora infestans. It is a phycomycetes fungus. Alternaria solani is the causal organism of early blight of potato disease.
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