Multiple choice

Match the items given in Group-I with those given in Group-II and choose the correct option ||| |---|---| |Plant diseases
|Causing pathogens| |P. Stem rot of rice|1. Helminthosporium sp. | |Q. False eye spot disease of wheat |2. Magnaporthe salvini| |R. Gray spot of tea|3. Phyllosticta dusana| |S. Target blotch of sugarcane|4. Gibellina cerealis|

  1. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2

  2. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1

  3. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2

  4. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 3, S - 1

  5. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Stem rot of rice is caused by Magnaporthe salvini and Sclerotium oryzae. False eye spot disease of wheat is caused by the fungus, Gibellina cerealis. Gray spot of tea is caused by Phyllosticta dusana. The causing agent for target blotch in sugarcane is Helminthosporium sp. Hence, the correct answer using the codes is P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1.

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