Q. The sexual stages of pathogens of blast of rice and red rot of sugarcane are named respectively as
A) $Magneporthe\ grisea$ and $Colletotrichum\ falcatum$
B) $Colletotrichum\ falcatum$ and $Pyricularia\ oryzae$
C) $Glomerella\ tucmanensis$ and $Magneporthe\ grisea$
D) $Magneporthe\ grisea$ and $Glomerella\ tucmanensis$
Explanation
Blast of rice or paddy is caused by the fungus $Pyricularia\ oryzae$ of class-Deuteromycetes. $Magneporthe\ grisea$is perfect stage of $P.oryzae$. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by fungus $Colletotrichum\ falcatum$ and its perfect stage is $Glomerella\ tucumanensis$.
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