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Agriculture · Q306

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 306

Q306

Potato spindle tuber disease is transmitted

A.
Mechanically
Answer
B.
Biologically
C.
Air
D.
All of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Potato spindle tuber disease is transmitted mechanically.
The disease is mechanically transmitted by contact between healthy and diseased plants, tractor wheels, tools, etc. Within potato plants, it is found most readily in the upper leaves and tubers.
Transmission in the true seed of potato depends upon the cultivar. This disease can pass through both the pollen and ovule.