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Agriculture · Q153

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 153

Q153

Which bacteria is responsible for staining of the cotton fibre

A.
Mycobacterium sp.
B.
Clostridium botulinum
C.
Nematospora gossypii
Answer
D.
Bacillus sp.

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Nematospora gossypii bacteria is responsible for the staining of the cotton fibre.
The bacterium Nematospora gossypii enters the site of injury and stains the fibre.
The adult is a red and black bug with white stripes ventrally on the abdomen. The eggs are laid in loose masses in the soil. The fecundity of the bug is 100 - 130.