The bakane disease of the rice seedling was caused by a pathogen known as
A
Gibberella fujikuroi
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B
TMV
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C
RNA virus
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is AGibberella fujikuroi Gibberella fujikuroi is the fungal species which causes the bakane disease in the rice seedling. The pathogenic infection releases of the hormone gibberellin in the form of gibberellic acid which increases the height of the plant by abnormal elongation of the internodes.