CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Puccinia causes grass ____
A
orange stem rust
B
yellow stem rust
C
Black stem rust
D
Stripe rust
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stem rust, also known as cereal rust, black rust, red rust or red dust, is caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis, which causes significant disease in cereal crops. Crop species that are affected by the disease include bread wheat, durum wheat, barley and triticale.

Detailed explanation-2: -Black stem rust is an important disease of wheat. It has a wide host range including wheat, oats, barley, rye, timothy, wild and grasses and barberry. It is caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis. The fungus is heteroecious, alternating from cereal to barberry or Mahonia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina, is the most common rust disease of wheat. The fungus is an obligate parasite capable of producing infectious urediniospores as long as infected leaf tissue remains alive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Leaf rust is caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina.

Detailed explanation-5: -The black rust disease is caused by the fungus Puccinia-triticina. The disease occurs wherever wheat, barley, and other cereal crops are grown.

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