Q. The sexual stages of pathogens of blast of rice and red rot of sugarcane are named respectively as

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Solution:

Blast of rice of paddy is caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryzae of class-Deuteromycetes. Magneporthe grisea is a perfect stage of P. oryzae. Red rot of sugarcane is caused by fungus Colletotricum falcatum and its perfect stage is Glomerella tucumanensis.