Question: A common method for drying flowers is: ((MCAER 2014))
Options:
Sporisorium relianum
Ustilago nuda
Puccinia graminis
Cercospora sorghi
✅Explanation: Sporisorium relianum is a fungal pathogen that causes head smut of jowar (sorghum). This disease results in the formation of galls or smut balls on the heads of sorghum plants.
📌Other Options Explanations:
-B. Ustilago nuda is a different fungal pathogen that causes loose smut of barley.
-C. Puccinia graminis is a fungal pathogen that causes rust diseases in various cereal crops.
-D. Cercospora sorghi is a fungal pathogen that causes leaf spot of sorghum.