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  • Which of the following is a disease-specific to Wheat?

    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.
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