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Agriculture · Q982

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 982

Q982

Which of the following is the seed gall nematode?

A.
A. tritici
Answer
B.
A. balsamophila
C.
Aphelenchoides
D.
Trichodorus

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
A. tritici is the seed gall nematode.
Anguina tritici commonly referred to as wheat seed gall nematode, is the cause of ear-cockle disease.
It was the first plant-parasitic nematode to be described in the scientific literature in 1743. Its host range includes wheat, triticale, rye, and related grasses; the primary host is wheat.