Question: Main host of Anguina tritici is
Options:
Maize
Paddy
Wheat
Mustard
✅Explanation:
Anguina tritici, also known as the seed gall nematode or the ear cockle nematode, is a plant-parasitic nematode that primarily infects wheat. It causes a disease called "ear cockle" or "seed gall" where the infected wheat seeds are replaced by galls containing numerous nematode larvae. These galls are much larger than healthy seeds and are easily distinguishable.
Anguina tritici, also known as the seed gall nematode or the ear cockle nematode, is a plant-parasitic nematode that primarily infects wheat. It causes a disease called "ear cockle" or "seed gall" where the infected wheat seeds are replaced by galls containing numerous nematode larvae. These galls are much larger than healthy seeds and are easily distinguishable.