Practice mode Agriculture

How do fungi damage crops?

Correct answer C. Absorption of nutrients from plant tissues

Explanation

Pathogenic fungi grow hyphae into plant tissue and absorb nutrients from the host cells, often via haustoria, which weakens and kills the tissue.

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