Question: Which of the following is a disease-specific to Wheat?
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seed gall
Sheath rot
Black band
🔑Key Points
Seed Gall
Wheat, triticale, rye, and similar grasses are the main hosts.
Also known as ear-cockle illness.
Anguina tritici causes ear-cockle illness.
It was originally described in 1743.
Ear cockle was formerly found in all major wheat-growing regions.
🛑Additional Information
Sheath Rot
It is caused by Sarocladium oryzae.
Reduces grain yield and produces unfilled seeds.
Occurs in rice.
Black Band
It is caused by Botryodiplodia theobromae.
The disease damages older jute crops of both types.
It infects stems 2-3 feet above the soil.
Red rot
It is a disease caused in Sugarcane.
The causal organism is Colletrotrichum falcatum.
It spreads through the infected grafts.
Seed Gall
Wheat, triticale, rye, and similar grasses are the main hosts.
Also known as ear-cockle illness.
Anguina tritici causes ear-cockle illness.
It was originally described in 1743.
Ear cockle was formerly found in all major wheat-growing regions.
🛑Additional Information
Sheath Rot
It is caused by Sarocladium oryzae.
Reduces grain yield and produces unfilled seeds.
Occurs in rice.
Black Band
It is caused by Botryodiplodia theobromae.
The disease damages older jute crops of both types.
It infects stems 2-3 feet above the soil.
Red rot
It is a disease caused in Sugarcane.
The causal organism is Colletrotrichum falcatum.
It spreads through the infected grafts.