The fungus developed as a biological control for plant disease is:
ATrichoderma
BPenicillium
CAspergillus
DRhizopuses
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Trichoderma
1. It is a free living fungus common in root ecosystems.
2. It is used against plant pathogens rather than insects.
3. That fungus is Trichoderma.
4. So the answer is Trichoderma.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_
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