Gibberella fujikuroi is

An alga

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A fungus

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A liverwort

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None of the above

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The correct option is B
A fungus

Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic byproduct.

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The rice seedlings infected with fungus Gibberella fujikuroi is called foolish seedlings? What was the reason behind it?

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4	Ripening fruits	d	Abscisic acid
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Question 16

Gibberellins were first discovered in Japan when rice plants were suffering from bakane (the foolish seedling disease) caused by a fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
Give two functions of this phytohormone.

Which property of gibberellin caused foolish seedling disease in rice?

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Gibberella fujikuroi is

The correct option is B A fungus Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic byproduct.

The correct option is B
A fungus

Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic byproduct.