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
- APhytophthora palmivora
- BAlternaria crassa
- CFusarium spp.
- 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.
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.