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    Question

    Given below are two statements:

    Statement I: Wheat rust is a seed borne disease.

    Statement II: Loose smut of wheat is an internally seed borne disease.

    In the light of the above Statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    A Both Statement I and Statement II are true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both Statement I and Statement II are false Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Statement I is true but Statement II is false Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Statement I is false but Statement II is true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Wheat leaf rust spreads via airborne spores. Loose smut of barley and wheat are internally seed-borne and carried as a small colony of fungus inside the seed embryo rather than as spores on the seed coat.

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