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Which among the following is a biocontrol agent ? |
Nucleopolyhedrovirus Trichoderma Bacillus thuringiensis All of these |
All of these |
a-Nucleopolyhedrovirus b- Trichoderma c-Bacillus thuringiensis d-All of these is the right answer. An example of microbial biocontrol agents that can be introduced in order to control butterfly caterpillars is the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (often written as Bt). A biological control being developed for use in the treatment of plant disease is the fungus Trichoderma. Trichoderma species are free-living fungi . They are effective biocontrol agents of several plant pathogens. Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus. |