Question

In Puccinia, infection from barberry leaf to wheat plant is caused by ______________.

• A. Pycnospores
• B. Aeciospores
• C. Uredospores
• D. Teleutospores

Answer 1

The correct option is B Aeciospores

The aeciospores are a form of spores produced by Puccinia fungi on barberry leaf and then it infects the primary host i.e. wheat plants. Pycniospores are a type of spores in fungi which are produced in cup-like structures. Uredospores are produced in life cycle of rust. Teleutospores are thick-walled resting spores in fungi.

The correct answer is B.