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Agriculture · Q697

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 697

Q697

Kamal bunt of wheat gives foul smell in the field due to presence of volatile compound

A.
Tetramethyl amine
B.
Trimethyl amine
Answer
C.
Diallyl propyl sulphide
D.
Allyl propyl disulphide

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Kamal bunt of wheat gives a foul smell in the field due to the presence of the volatile compound Trimethyl amine.
Karnal bunt (also known as partial bunt) is a fungal disease of wheat, durum wheat, and triticale. The smut fungus Tilletia indica, a basidiomycete, invades the kernels and obtains nutrients from the endosperm, leaving behind waste products with a disagreeable odour.
The black powder which gives a foul smell due to the presence of Trimethyl amine is a mass of thick-walled dark brown spores of the fungus known as teliospores.