Early blight of potato is cause by

Phytophthora infestans

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Penicillium notatum

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Alteranaria solani

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Cystopus candidus

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Solution

The correct option is C Alteranaria solani
Alternaria solani is a fungal pathogen, that produces a disease in tomato and potato plants called early blight. The pathogen produces distinctive "bullseye" patterned leaf spots and can also cause stem lesions and fruit rot on tomato and tuber blight on potato.

So, the correct answer is 'Alteranaria solani'.

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