Assertion : Black rust of wheat is a hazardous disease which is caused by Puccinia fungus. Reason : Aflatoxin is produced in the groundnut by the infection of a bacterium.

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Assertion : Black rust of wheat is a hazardous disease which is caused by Puccinia fungus. Reason : Aflatoxin is produced in the groundnut by the infection of a bacterium., If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion., If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion., If assertion is true but reason is false., If both assertion and reason are false.

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Stem rust, also known as black stem rust is caused by Puccinia graminis tritici, a fungus. It primarily infects wheat, but also causes minor infections on cultivars of barley and rye. Groundnut production is reduced by Aspergillus species, a fungus, which causes quantitative losses and produces highly toxic and carcinogenic chemical substance known as aflatoxins.

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