Which one of the following is a causal agent of wart disease of potato?
A
Synchytrium endobioticum
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B
Plasmodiophora brassicae
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C
Spongospora subterranea
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D
Pseudomonas solanacearum
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Solution
The correct option is ASynchytrium endobioticum This soil borne diesease of potatoes is caused by a fungus called Synchytrium endobioticum. The disease appears mainly on stolons and tubers. Symptoms on above ground growth are not often visible.