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Plant Pathology

Description: Plant pathology
Number of Questions: 15
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The zygospores are not generally formed in a culture of Rhizopus developed from a single spore because of

  1. lack of light

  2. shortage of oxygen

  3. absence of plus (+) and (-) strains of mycelium

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Black rust of wheat is caused by

  1. albugo

  2. puccinia

  3. xanthomonas

  4. pseudomonas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Puccinia graminis is an obligate parasite causing black rust of wheat. It is a heteroecious fungus that completes its life history on wheat and barberry plants leaves.

Which of the following is correct for phragmo basidium?

  1. It is an entire basidium, which is fully reproductive.

  2. It is a septate basidium, which for all purposes is one structure.

  3. It is a septate basidium where only one cell is reproductive.

  4. It is a septate basidium where both cells are reproductive.


Correct Option: A

Which of the following plant diseases is caused by Phytophthora infestans?

  1. Loose smut of wheat

  2. Wilt of Pigeon pea

  3. Blight of Chick pea

  4. Late blight of potato


Correct Option: D

Which of the following statements is/are correct for Eucarpic fungi?

  1. Habitat is saprophytic and mycelium coenocytic.

  2. The reproductive organs arise from a part of thallus while the rest carries out somatic function.

  3. The entire thallus may be converted into reproductive structure so that somatic and reproductive phases do not occur in some individual.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following controlling measures is/are inefficient for the growth of fungus on plants?

  1. Resistant varieties
  2. Seed treatment
  3. Flooding the fields
  4. Biopesticides
  5. Chemotherapy
  1. Only 1, 2 and 3

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

In 1925, the Japanese biologist Kurosawa showed that the bakanae (foolish seedling) disease of rice was caused by a substance produced by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi. The substance was named gibberellin and was shown to cause elongation of stem tissues. Which of the following statements about gibberellins is false?

  1. The gibberellins produced by the fungus caused normal healthy rice plants to become unusually tall.

  2. Dwarf pea plants have a mutation in the gibberellin biosynthesis pathway.

  3. If gibberellin is applied to the stems of dwarf pea plants, the stems elongated so that the plant reach normal health.

  4. Pea plants carrying the dwarf mutation would be expected to have higher levels of gibberellin in their stems than normal plants.


Correct Option: D

Earcockle disease of wheat is caused by

  1. Puccinia tritici

  2. Corynebacterium tritici

  3. Angunia tritici

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Quarantine regulation is meant for

  1. promoting dry farming

  2. growing fruit trees

  3. preventing entry of diseased plants/pathogens/wild plants in the country

  4. spraying diseased plants with insecticides


Correct Option: C

The witches' broom of legume is caused by

  1. virus

  2. bacteria

  3. fungus

  4. mycoplasma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Though witches' broom is caused by bacteria but in legumes it is caused by fungus.

Which of the following plant viruses has DNA in it?

  1. Cauliflower Mosaic Virus

  2. Tomato Mosaic Virus

  3. Potato Mosaic Virus

  4. Tobacco Mosaic Virus


Correct Option: A

Root knot nematode affects the plant cell wall with the help of

  1. saliva

  2. stylet

  3. teeth

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is/are true for Norin-10 gene?

  1. It is associated with sugarcane cultivation.
  2. It was discovered in Japan.
  3. It is related to dwarfing effect.
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 1 and 2

  4. Only 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Norin – 10 gene is associated with wheat cultivation.

Dee-geo-woo-gen is a dwarfing gene of

  1. rice

  2. sugarcane

  3. wheat

  4. maize


Correct Option: A

Match the plant diseases in List I with their casual organisms in List II.

 
List I (Plant diseases) List II (Casual organisms)
1. Loose smut of wheat a. Xylella fastidiosa
2. White rust of crucifers b. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
3. Crown gall c. Ustilago tritici
4. Pierce's disease d. Albugo candida
  1. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d

  2. 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - b, 4 - a

  3. 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - d

  4. 1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a


Correct Option: B
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