Question

    Given below are two statements: Statement I

    Seedling blight, collar rot, stem rot, and root rot are the important fungal diseases of jute crop Statement II Anthracnose is a major bacterial disease of jute. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate 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 correct but Statement II is false Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Stem rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina.  is the most important disease of jute equally affecting both the species viz., Corchorus olitorius (tossa jute) and C. capsularis (white jute).

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