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Agriculture · Q627

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 627

Q627

The insect bollworm is commonly found on

A.
Barley
B.
Wheat
C.
Cotton
Answer
D.
Rice

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Bollworm is the common term for a moth larva that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton and it causes a huge loss in the yield.
The cotton bollworm is widely controlled by biopesticides Bacillus thuringiniensis (Bt) toxin and baculovirus HaNPV.