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Bakane disease in paddy is caused by .................

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Abscissic acid
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Gibberellic acid
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Phenyl acetic acid
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Naphthalene acetic acid
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Solution

The correct option is B Gibberellic acid
Gibberella fujikori is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakane disease in rice seedlings, by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic product.

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