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Agriculture · Q774

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 774

Q774

'DIMBOA' is associated with

A.
Wheat
B.
Maize
Answer
C.
Sorghum
D.
Pearl Millet

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
DIMBOA is 2, 4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1, 4-benzoxazine-3-one a naturally occurring hydroxamic acid and is a powerful antibiotic present in maize.
It was identified in maize in 1962 for the first time and named a 'corn sweet substance'. It can also form complexes with Iron in the rhizosphere and enhance the iron supply in maize.