Plant Pathology 01 — Agri Master Mind

Stag Head" is associated with:
  • Covered smut of barley
  • White rust of mustard
  • Club root of mustard
  • Karnal bunt of wheat
Early blight of tomato is caused by --
  • Alternaria brassicae
  • Alternaria tenuis
  • Alternaria solani
  • Alternaria raphani
The antheridia of Phytophthora infestance are-
  • Paragynous type
  • Amphigynous type
  • Both types
  • None of the above
Autoecious rust is:
  • Black rust of wheat
  • Brown rust of wheat
  • White rust of mustard
  • Linseed rust
Which of the following disease of wheat was first reported in India by Mitra (1931)........?
  • Flag smut
  • Loose smut
  • Karnal bunt
  • Hill bunt
Select a non-systemic fungicide:
  • Ridomil MZ-72
  • Bavistin
  • Dithane M-45
  • Vitavax
Wheat rust, which is highly susceptible to higher temperature is:
  • Black rust
  • Yellow rust
  • Brown rust
  • None of the above
Ustilago scitaminea is a causal agent of -
  • Flag smut of wheat
  • Loose smut of wheat
  • Whip smut of sugarcane
  • Covered smut of barley
Favorable temperature for maximum germination of sporangia of Albugo candida is-
  • 20-24°C
  • 12-14°C
  • 30°C
  • 4-8°C
Potato leaf roll virus is transmitted by -
  • Leaf hopper
  • Myzus persicae
  • Mites
  • Bemisia tabaci
Both fungal and bacterial diseases can be controlled effectively by -
  • Mancozeb
  • Copper oxychloride
  • Tetracycline
  • Agrimycin
Brown spot of maize is caused by-
  • Helminthosporium maydis
  • Peronosclerospora spp
  • Physoderma zeae-maydis
  • Cephalosporium spp
Carbendazim and vitavax are effective in controlling -
  • Rusts
  • Downy mildew
  • Smuts
  • Virus diseases
Powdery mildew is not effectively controlled by following fungicide-
  • Sulphur dust
  • Ridomil-MZ
  • Karathane
  • Calixin
Total or holo stem parasite is -
  • Striga
  • Loranthus
  • Orobanche
  • Cuscuta
Smut of Bajra is caused by -
  • Tolyposporium penicillariae
  • Sclerospora graminicola
  • Tolyposporium ehrenbergii
  • Sphacelotheca reiliana
Head smut of sorghum is caused by -
  • Sphacelotheca reiliana
  • Tolyposporium ehrenbergii
  • Sphacelotheca sorghi
  • Sphacelotheca cruenta
Yellow vein mosaic of okra is transmitted by-
  • Mechanical method
  • Insect
  • Nematode
  • Mite
For best fructification, which edible mushroom prefer "paddy straw" as a food material....?
  • Agaricus spp
  • Pleurotus spp.
  • Volvariella spp
  • Polyporus spp
Khaira disease of rice is caused by the deficiency of -
  • Iron
  • Boron
  • Zinc
  • Potash
Green ear disease of Bajra is primarily --
  • Seed borne
  • Air borne
  • Soil borne
  • None of these
Species of striga are -
  • Partial root parasite
  • complete root parasite
  • Complete stem parasite
  • Partial stem parasite
The pathogen of green ear disease of bajra is perpetuate or survive mainly through-
  • Soil
  • Seed
  • Soil and seed
  • Weed
Grain smut of sorghum is caused by -
  • Puccinia graminis
  • Sphacealotheca sorghi
  • Sphacealotheca cruenta
  • Tolysporiumehrenbergii
Highly poisonous mushroom is-
  • Aguricus bisporus
  • Amanitamus cueria
  • Calocybe indica
  • Trichoderma species
Electron microscope has a maximum useful magnification in the range of-
  • 100-1000X
  • 1000-2000X
  • 200000-400000X
  • More than 1000000X
Azospirillum contributes to plant growth as-
  • N ₂ fixation
  • Organic matter recycling
  • Soil stricter
  • Bulk density
Growth of organism can be measured as -
  • Increased cell mass
  • Increased cell number
  • Increased cell mass and cell number
  • None of the above
Nostoc is an example of -
  • Algae
  • Fungi
  • Bacteria
  • Virus
Albugo candida is-
  • Obligate parasite
  • Faculative parasite
  • Saprophyte
  • Facultative saprophyte
Diseases which occur at very irregular intervals and location, and in relatively few instances, are called -
  • Epidemic
  • Pandemic
  • Sporadic
  • Endemic
Asexually produced spores, bearing flagella are called -
  • Zygospore
  • Zoospore
  • Zoosporangium
  • Conidium
Plant disease which is poisonous to human and animals is
  • Ergot of Bajra
  • Karnal bunt of Wheat
  • Smut of Sorghum
  • Late blight of Potato
Name the father of Plant Pathology in India -
  • E.J. Butler
  • Mundker
  • K.
  • J.F. Dastur
Fungi do not have-
  • Chromosome
  • Chlorophyll
  • Chloroplast
  • Mitochondria
True fungi belongs to kingdom
  • Chromista
  • Fungi
  • Plantae
  • Protista
A fruiting structure consisting of cluster of conidiophores woven together on a mass of hyphe is called-
  • Stroma
  • Sporodochium
  • Basidium
  • Ascocarp
Fungicide used for the control of Powdry mildew is -
  • Mancozeb
  • Apron
  • Sulphur
  • Thiram
Fungus used as bio-control agent, for soil borne diseases is-
  • Trichoderma
  • Trichothecium
  • Sclerotium
  • Alternaria
Phytoplasma is susceptible to -
  • Tetracycline
  • Penicillin
  • P.
  • Propiconazole
The author of book 'Plant Diseases" is-
  • Y.L. Nene
  • R.S. Singh
  • P.N. Thapliyal
  • G.N. Agros
Which group of following fungicide is now banned --
  • Sulphur fungicides
  • Copper fungicides
  • Mercury fungicides
  • Benzimidazole
Toxic ingredient for fungi in Blitox-50 is -
  • Copper oxychloride
  • Copper sulphate
  • Copper carbonate
  • Cuprous oxide
Deep ploughing in summer is done to manage-
  • Soil borne pathogen
  • Seed borne pathogen
  • Virus diseases
  • None of the above
The quantity of Antibiotic and water required to prepare 100 ppm solution is-
  • 100 mg and 1litre
  • 100 mg and 100 ml
  • 1 mg and 1 litre
  • 10 mg and 1 litre
The best method to control soil borne diseases is use of......
  • Foliar spray
  • Sulphur fungicide
  • Disease free seed
  • Systemic fungicide
Fungicide used to control downy mildew diseases is-
  • Carbedazim
  • Vitavax
  • Metalaxyl
  • Captan
The famous Irish famine of 1845-46 was largely due to failure of
  • Potato crop
  • Tomato crop
  • Grape crop
  • banana crop
At what stage of plant growth, the symptoms of loose smut of wheat apper?
  • Maturity stage
  • Seedling stage
  • Ear emergence stage
  • Tillering stage
Covered smut of barley is a/an -
  • Air-bone disease
  • Soil-borne disease
  • Internally seed-borne disease
  • Externally seed-borne disease