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Which one of the following is a causal agent of wart disease of potato?

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Synchytrium endobioticum
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Plasmodiophora brassicae
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Spongospora subterranea
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Pseudomonas solanacearum
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Solution

The correct option is A Synchytrium 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.
So, the correct answer is (A)

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