Plant Disease Causes and Diagnosis Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT a cause of plant diseases?

  • Fungi
  • Nematodes
  • Phanerogams (correct)
  • Bacteria
  • What is the causal organism for rice blast disease?

  • Viroids
  • Rhizoctonia solani
  • Pyricularia oryzae (correct)
  • Phytoplasmas
  • How would you describe the conidia of Pyricularia oryzae?

  • Hyaline to pale olive, bicelled (two-septate), with pyriform to obclavate shape (correct)
  • Produced solely by hyphae
  • Whitish to gray with brown to reddish brown margin
  • Septate, dark brown, branched at right angles
  • What do the lesions caused by rice blast disease look like?

    <p>Elliptical lesions resembling a spindle shape, which tapers towards each end</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the causal organism for Rhizoctonia solani?

    <p>Rhizoctonia solani</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the objectives of Plant Pathology Exercise 1?

    <ol> <li>To become familiar with the structures and characteristics of pathogens causing plant diseases. 2. To recognize the signs and symptoms of plant disease.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the causes of plant diseases?

    <p>True Fungi, Fungal-like Oomycetes, Bacteria, Phytoplasmas, Nematodes, Viruses, Viroids, Phanerogams</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the causal organism for Rice Blast disease?

    <p>Pyricularia oryzae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the appearance of the lesions caused by Rice Blast disease?

    <p>Elliptical lesions resembling a spindle shape, which tapers towards each end. Center of the spot is whitish to gray with brown to reddish brown margin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the appearance of the conidia of Pyricularia oryzae.

    <p>The conidia are hyaline to pale olive, bicelled (two-septate), with pyriform to obclavate shape.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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