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Bakanae disease is caused by
 

Option: 1

Fungus


Option: 2

Alga


Option: 3

Bacterium


Option: 4

Virus


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  • The ‘bakanae’ (foolish seedling) disease of rice seedlings, was caused by a fungal pathogen Gibberella fujikuroi.
  • E. Kurosawa (1926) reported the appearance of symptoms of the disease in rice seedlings when they were treated with sterile filtrates of the fungus.
  • The active substances were later identified as gibberellic acid.

The ‘bakanae’ (foolish seedling) disease of rice seedlings, was caused by a fungal pathogen Gibberella fujikuroi.
 

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