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  4. The disease that is caused by fungal pathogen reported by E. Kurosawa in rice plant is:

Q. The disease that is caused by fungal pathogen reported by E. Kurosawa in rice plant is:

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Solution:

The ‘bakanae’ (foolish seedling) disease of rice seedlings, was caused by a fungal pathogen Gibberella fujikuroi. E. Kurosawa (1926) reported the appearance of symptoms of the disease in rice seedlings when they were treated with sterile filtrates of the fungus. The active substances were later identified as gibberellic acid.