Question

Crop plants may be attacked by pests which affect the crop production. Fungi are such type of pests which cause diseases like

• A. Smut of wheat
• B. Blight of rice
• C. Blight of potato
• D. Both A and C

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both A and C

Crop plants may be attacked by pests which affect the crop production. Various types of pests include insects, termites, birds, fungi. Out of these pests, fungi cause most diseases in plants than any other pests. They cause diseases like smut of wheat, blight of potato, leaf rust, target spot, gummy stem blight.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Both A and C'.