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In plants, mosaic formation, leaf rollin...

In plants, mosaic formation, leaf rolling and curling, yellowing of plant, vein clearing, dwarging and stunted growth, necrosis etc. are the symptoms of

A

Bacterial diseases

B

mycoplasmal diseases

C

viral diseases

D

fungal diseases.

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C
In plants, viruses cause disease like potato mosaic, pumpkin mosaic, apple mosaic, tulip mosaic (broken tulip), bhindi yellow vein mosaic, potato leaf roll, papaya leaf curl, banana bunchy top, tomato buncy, rice tungro, etc.
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