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(D) Ergot of rye is a plant disease caused by the fungus $Claviceps 	ext{ purpurea}$.This fungus belongs to the class Ascomycetes.It infects the ovar

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(D) Ergot of rye is a plant disease caused by the fungus $Claviceps 	ext{ purpurea}$.This fungus belongs to the class Ascomycetes.It infects the ovaries of rye and other cereal grasses, replacing the grain with a dark, hard fungal mass known as an ergot or sclerotium.These sclerotia contain toxic alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and animals if consumed.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$A$. Deuteromycetes	$I$. $Rhizopus \&$ $Mucor$
$B$. Phycomycetes	$II$. Sac fungi
$C$. Basidiomycetes	$III$. Bracket fungi
$D$. Ascomycetes	$IV$. Fungi imperfecti

Ergot of rye is caused by a species of which of the following?

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$B$. Phycomycetes $II$. Sac fungi

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$D$. Ascomycetes $IV$. Fungi imperfecti

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