Multiple choice

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Tikka disease of ground-nut : Cercospora personata

  2. Blast of rice : Ephellis oryzae

  3. Red rot of sugar-cane : Colletotrichum falcatum

  4. Early blight of potato : Alternaria solani

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Blast of rice is caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (formerly Pyricularia oryzae), not Ephellis oryzae. The other crop-disease pairings for tikka disease, red rot of sugarcane, and early blight of potato are correctly matched.

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