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The disease produced by fungus Ustilago...

The disease produced by fungus Ustilago are known as smuts because

A

They parasite cereals

B

The affected host becomes completely black

C

Their mycelium is black

D

They produced sooty mass of spores

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D
The smuts are multicellular fungi characterized by their large numbers of thick walled resting spore. The smut get their name from a Germanic word for dirt because of their dark, thick – walled and dust like spores.
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