Multiple choice

The causative agent of which of the following disease belongs to basidiomycetes group of fungi?

  1. Black knot

  2. Brown root rot

  3. Dutch elm disease

  4. Mummy berry

  5. Take All Root Rot
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Brown root rot disease is caused by the fungal pathogen Phellinus noxius. Phellinus noxius, a facultative parasite that gets its nutrients from dead and dying plant tissue, belongs to basidiomycetes group of fungi.

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