Multiple choice

The causative pathogen(s) for ‘Sooty blotch’ of apple is/are A. Peltaster fructicola B. Leptodontidium elatius C. Chondrostereum purpureum D. Helicobasidium mompa

  1. Only A

  2. Both A and B

  3. Both B and C

  4. Both C and D

  5. Only D
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sooty blotch colonies appear dusty to olive green or black on mature fruit depending on the particular fungus species involved. Sooty blotch causing fungal pathogens are- Peltaster fructicola, Geastrumia polystigmatis, Leptodontidium elatius, Gloeodes pomigena. Silver leaf disease is caused by Chondrostereum purpureum in apple. Violet root rot is caused by Helicobasidium mompa.

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