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Agriculture · Q469

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 469

Q469

Common scab is checked by

A.
Wet soil
Answer
B.
Dry soil
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Common scab is checked with Wet soil.
A common scab of potatoes is a soil-borne disease caused by the bacteria-like organism Streptomyces scabies.
It's been reported that increasing soil moisture to 80 - 85 percent during tuber initiation until tubers are 1 - 1.5 inches in size can reduce common scab incidence.