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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 i

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