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‘Bakane’ (foolish seedling) disease of rice seedlings, was caused by

a)

Fungi

b)

Protozoa

c)

Bacteria

d)

Virus



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‘Bakane’ (foolish seedling) disease of rice seedlings, was caused by

a)

Fungi

b)

Protozoa

c)

Bacteria

d)

Virus

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

The effect of gibberellins had been know in Japan for over a century where a certain rice plant were found to suffer from ‘Bakane’ (foolish seedlings) disease. The disease was found by Kurosawa (1926) and it is caused by a fungus (Gibberella fujikuroi)

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