Which of the following crops is correctly matched with a disease that affects it?
Answer Details
The correct match between a crop and a disease that affects it is:
- Maize - smut
Smut is a fungal disease that affects maize plants. It causes the formation of large, black, powdery masses on the ears, tassels, leaves, and stems of the plant. The masses contain millions of fungal spores that can be spread by wind, rain, and insects to other plants. Smut can reduce the yield and quality of maize crops, and infected plants should be removed and destroyed to prevent the disease from spreading.
The other options are incorrect matches between crops and diseases:
- Sorghum - scab (scab is a disease that affects wheat and barley)
- Rice- black arm (black arm is a disease that affects cotton)
- Yam- blast (blast is a disease that affects rice)