Multiple choice

The disease which stopped Sri Lanka from cultivating coffee was

  1. Leaf Rust

  2. Rot

  3. Leaf Blight

  4. Spot
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Explanation

Coffee rust (caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix), commonly referred to as Leaf Rust, devastated coffee plantations in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in the late 19th century, ending its status as a major coffee producer.

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