Practice mode Plant Pathology

Cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan is caused by a begomovirus transmitted by which vector?

Correct answer A. Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

Explanation

Cotton leaf curl virus is spread persistently by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. The disease causes upward or downward leaf curling, vein thickening and leaf-like enations.

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