Q. ‘Bakane’ (foolish seedling) disease of rice seedlings, was caused by
A) Fungi
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
D) Virus
Explanation
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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