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Agriculture · Q136

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 136

Q136

When all the five stages are present in the life cycle of rust, it is known as

A.
Cuform
B.
Macrocyclic
Answer
C.
Both A and B
D.
Microcyclic

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
When all five stages are present in the life cycle of rust, it is known as Macrocyclic.
All rusts are obligate parasites, meaning that they require a living host to complete their life cycle. All 5 stages of their life cycle are Pycniospores, Aeciospores, Urediniospores, Teliospores and Basidiospores.
The one where all these five stages are present is termed Macrocyclic.