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Agriculture · Q449

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 449

Q449

Browning disease of rice is a

A.
Physiological disease
Answer
B.
Fungal disease
C.
Bacterial disease
D.
Both B and C

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Browning disease of rice is a Physiological disease. The physiological issues affect the toxicity level of iron elements which further causes browning disease of the rice.
Iron toxicity occurs usually due to submerged paddy fields with low pH, leading to dramatic increases in ferrous ion concentration, disrupting cell homeostasis and impairing growth and yield.