JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1997

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    Which one of the ways of controlling the spread of a fungal disease is crop rotation. This is done because:

    A) fungi unlike viruses are not host specific. To complete the life cycle they will infect the alternate host

    B)    these fungi are host specific. They will not grown on another host and the spores present in the soil will lose their viability the time the crop is shown again

    C)    though these fungi are host specific, in the  absence of the host, they can switch over to the alternate host

    D)     the crop used for rotation exudes certain chemicals which toxic for the fungus and hence kill it

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The fungi are host specific which will not grow on another host and the spores present in the soil will lose their viability by the time the crop is shown again. Thus, crop rotation is beneficial for checking fungal infection.


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