Plant Pathology
Tested in 4 real MPSC questions across 2 years (2019–2023). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →
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What you need to know first
Basic crop scienceFungal infections in cropsBinomial nomenclatureBasic plant diseasesTypes of pathogensCommon plant diseases
Real questions that test this
'टिका' (Tikka) रोगाचा प्रादुर्भाव खालीलपैकी कोणत्या पिकास होतो ? Tikka' disease affects which one of the following crops ?
1)कपाशी / Cotton
2)गहू / Wheat
3)भुईमूग / Groundnut✓ Correct
4)भात / Rice
Tikka disease is a very common and destructive fungal leaf spot disease that specifically affects groundnut (peanut) crops, caused by Cercospora species.
अॅंग्विना ट्रीटीसी हा ________ वनस्पती वर आढळणारा परजीवी नेमॅटोड आहे. Anguina tritici is the parasitic nematode found on ________ plant.
1)गहू (Wheat)✓ Correct
2)तांदूळ (Rice)
3)ज्वारी (Jowar)
4)बाजरी (Bajra)
Anguina tritici is a well-known plant parasitic nematode that specifically causes ear rot or 'sehund' disease in wheat crops.