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Agriculture · Q737

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 737

Q737

Teleomorph of Colletotrichum falcatum is

A.
Magnaporthe grisei
B.
Glomerella tucumensis
Answer
C.
Thanetophorus sp.
D.
Eurotium falcatum

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The teleomorph of Colletotrichum falcatum is Glomerella tucumensis.
Glomerella cingulata is a fungal plant pathogen, being the name of the sexual stage (teleomorph) while the more commonly referred to asexual stage (anamorph) is called Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.
This pathogen is a significant problem worldwide, causing anthracnose and fruit rotting diseases on hundreds of economically important hosts.