Question

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(a) Root knot disease - Meloidogyne javanica

(b) Smut of bajra - Tolysporiurs penicillariae

(c) Covered smut of barley - Ustiiagc nude

(d) Late blight of potato - Phytophthora infestans

Answer 1

Correct option  (c) Covered smut of barley - Ustiiagc nude

Explanation:

Option 'c' is mismatched because the smuts in which sori are covered the membranous covering or palladium are caLled covered smuts. These are caused by Ustilago.horddi. in which the sorus or smut bail has covered a peridium of hos cells. Lrsfiiago nude is responsible for causing loose smut of barley.