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Which of these is not a fungal disease of plants?
(a) wilt
(b) rust
(c) smut
(d) blight (of potatoes)

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(a) wilt

Wilt is caused by bacterium. The bacterium grows in the xylem tissue of plants and blocks it. Thus, the xylem tissue becomes unable to transport water upwards and the plant wilts, eventually dying up.

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