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Agriculture · Q381

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 381

Q381

Kamal bunt of wheat first time reported in Karnal by Mitra in

A.
1950
B.
1931
Answer
C.
1940
D.
1951

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Karnal bunt of wheat was first time reported in Karnal by Mitra in 1931.
Karnal bunt is a fungal disease of wheat, durum wheat, and triticale. The disease produces dark colour and a fishy smell on infected kernels.
The darkening of the kernel is a result of the kernel tissue being converted into a teliospore mass by the fungus.