Multiple choice

Which of the following pair of ‘cotton diseases: causative fungi’ is not correctly matched?

  1. Black root rot: Ramularia gossypii

  2. Anthracnose: Colletotrichum gossypii

  3. Lint contamination: Aspergillus flavus

  4. Powdery mildew: Oidiopsis gossypii

  5. Stem canker: Phoma exigua

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Explanation

Black root rot of cotton is caused by Thielaviopsis basicola and Chalara elegans. Ramularia gossypii causes aereolate mildew disease of cotton.