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AIIMS 2006
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2006
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

AIIMS 2006 · Botany · Biological Classification

Among rust, smut and mushroom all the three

Among rust, smut and mushroom all the three

Options

  1. Aare pathogens
  2. Bare saprobes
  3. Cbear ascocarps
  4. Dbear basidiocarps.

Correct answer

A. are pathogens

Step-by-step solution

Rust, smut and mushroom all belong to the group of pathogenic fungi. These fungi belong to the class basidiomycetes, and produce basidiospores. Mushroom are placed in the order agaricales. Amanita and Marasmius are pathogenic or disease causing fungi. Marasmius ordeades causes fairy rings on turf grasses. Rusts and smuts are included in the subclass teliomycetidae. Rust fungi comes under order uredinales, eg. Puccinia graminis causes black rust of wheat, PP. recondita causes leaf rust of wheat. Smut fungi comes under order ustilaginales which produce teliotospores, eg. Ustilago tritici causes loose smut of wheat.
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