Fungi and Plant Diseases
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Where are fungal lesions typically first observed on leaves?

  • Abaxial leaf surface
  • Adaxial leaf surface (correct)
  • Petiole of the leaf
  • Leaf tip
  • What is the primary measure for controlling fungal leaf spot diseases?

  • Applying fungicides
  • Keeping the foliage dry (correct)
  • Removing infected leaves
  • Pruning infected plants
  • How are the spores of the causative fungi dispersed?

  • By water droplets, personnel, and insects (correct)
  • Through soil contact
  • By root systems
  • Through air currents
  • What is the characteristic of leaf blight diseases?

    <p>Yellowing of leaf tips and margins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the eventual outcome of tissue death in leaf blight diseases?

    <p>Entire lamina death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which leaves are more susceptible to leaf blight diseases?

    <p>Older leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of not placing plants directly under overhead watering in greenhouses?

    <p>To prevent fungal leaf spot diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do spores of the causative fungi germinate?

    <p>In water or inside leaf openings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of fungal leaf spot diseases?

    <p>Appearance of holes on the leaf surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should irrigation be applied in greenhouses?

    <p>Only to the roots in the potting media</p> Signup and view all the answers

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