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JKPSC KAS 2023 · Question 67 of 100

Among the following fungi, which is the cause of the Irish Potato Famine?

General Science

  1. AFusarium oxysporum
  2. BSclerotinia sclerotium
  3. CPhytophthora infestansCorrect
  4. DSclerotium rolfsii

Answer: C. Phytophthora infestans

Explanation

Phytophthora infestans, an oomycete causing potato late blight, triggered the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s.

Source: JKPSC KAS Prelims 2023 (Set A) via TheExamPillar

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