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MHT CET 202621 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
21 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Microbes in Human Welfare

MHT CET 2026 · 21 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Microbes in Human Welfare

Which of the following bioherbicide can be used if a lake is...

Which of the following bioherbicide can be used if a lake is abundantly covered by water hyacinth plants ?

Options

  1. APhytophthora palmivora
  2. BAlternaria crassa
  3. CFusarium spp.
  4. DAgrobacterium spp.

Correct answer

C. Fusarium spp.

Step-by-step solution

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic weed that can be controlled using specific bioherbicides.

Fusarium spp. (such as Fusarium pallidoroseum), Alternaria eichhorniae, and Cercospora rodmanii are pathogenic fungi used as bioherbicides to control water hyacinth.

Phytophthora palmivora is used as a bioherbicide to control milkweed vine in citrus orchards.

Alternaria crassa is used to control Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium).

Agrobacterium spp. is a soil bacterium that causes crown gall disease and is widely used as a vector in genetic engineering, not as a bioherbicide.

Answer: Fusarium spp.
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