Question

Blast disease of rice, which produces diamond or spindle-shaped lesions on the leaves and can also infect the neck of the panicle, causing significant yield loss if not managed in time, is caused by which type of pathogen?

Q: Answer-Blast disease of rice, which produces diamond or spindle-shaped lesions on the leaves and can also i...

Rice blast, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae formerly Pyricularia oryzae, produces characteristic diamond or spindle-shaped lesions on the leaves and can also infect the panicle neck, causing neck blast, which can drastically reduce grain yield if not managed in time.