Q690
The causal organism of bunt of rice is
A.
Urocystis tritici
B.
Tilletia foetida
C.
Neovossia horrida
AnswerD.
None of these
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The causal organism of the bunt of rice is Neovossia horrida.T. horrida has had a chaotic taxonomic history. It has been reclassified within Neovossia.
Tilletia horrida, rice kernel smut, caryopsis smut, black smut, or grain smut, is a fungal rice disease believed to only affect the Oryza genus. It presents as a bunt disease in rice.