Question

Consider the following diseases of plants.
a. Root knot of sugar-cane.
b. Root rot of wheat.
c. Wilt of cotton.
d. Angular leaf spot of cotton.
Which of these diseases is/are caused by fungi?

• A. $1$ and $4$ only
• B. $2$ only
• C. $2$ and $3$
• D. $1,3$ and $4$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$2$ and $3$

C. 2 and 3

Root rot of wheat is caused by Fusarium graminearum (fungus) while Wilt of cotton is caused by Fusarium oxysporum (fungus). But Root knot of sugar-cane is caused by nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) and Angular leaf spot of cotton is caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. (bacteria).