Causal agent of red rot of sugarcane is

Helminthosporium

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Fusarium

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Pythium

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Colletotrichum

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Solution

The correct option is D Colletotrichum
Red rot of sugarcane is caused by the fungus Colletotrichum falcatum. The new name for the same fungus is Glomerella tucumanensis. It produces acervuli which cause profuse sporulation.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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