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A plant disease called witches broom occurring in legumes is caused by
A plant disease called witches broom occurring in legumes is caused by
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The correct option is E Phytoplasma
- A witches broom is a disease or deformity in a woody plant where the natural structure of the plant is changed.
- A dense mass of shoots grows from a single point, with the resulting structure resembling a broom or a bird's nest.
- Plants infected with phytoplasmas exhibit symptoms of profound disturbance in the normal balance of growth regulators, leading to virescence/phyllody (development of green leaf-like structures instead of flowers), sterility of flowers, the proliferation of axillary buds resulting in witches broom.
- So, the correct answer is option E.
- A witches broom is a disease or deformity in a woody plant where the natural structure of the plant is changed.
- A dense mass of shoots grows from a single point, with the resulting structure resembling a broom or a bird's nest.
- Plants infected with phytoplasmas exhibit symptoms of profound disturbance in the normal balance of growth regulators, leading to virescence/phyllody (development of green leaf-like structures instead of flowers), sterility of flowers, the proliferation of axillary buds resulting in witches broom.
- So, the correct answer is option E.
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