NEET 1995 · Class 11

Biological Classification

The black rust of wheat is a fungal disease caused by

  1. (A)Albugo candida
  2. (B)Puccinia graminis tritici
  3. (C)Melampsora lini
  4. (D)Claviceps purpurea

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Other fungi cause diseases in plants and animals; wheat rust-causing *Puccinia* is an important example.

Chapter
Biological Classification
Section
2.3 KINGDOM FUNGI
Page
6
Words matched
15 of 15

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0, emb=0.9606, combined=0.9764). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that wheat rust is caused by Puccinia, which directly matches the correct answer Puccinia graminis tritici.

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