Common Corn Smut Quiz Common Corn Smut Quiz Take the Quiz! Get a perfect score! Earn the medallion! Questions may have more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all answers that are correct. If you don't get a perfect score, you can take the quiz again until you do! Please provide your email address to receive your digital medallion. Reference: Common Corn Smut Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) Common corn smut can occur on corn(Required) leaves stalks ears roots none of the above 2) Common corn smut has its greatest economic impact in field corn where it can significantly reduce yields.(Required) true false 3) Common corn smut is caused by a(Required) bacterium fungus water mold phytoplasma nematode virus none of the above 4) The common corn smut pathogen can survive in soil, corn debris, or even manure of cattle that have eaten infected corn plants.(Required) true false 5) The typical symptom of common corn smut is formation of galls on infected plant parts.(Required) true false 6) The common corn smut pathogen commonly infects corn plants through the silks.(Required) true false 7) Common corn smut can be managed by(Required) using resistant varieties using fungicide sprays limiting physical damage to plants having well-balanced plant nutrition removing and destroying galls none of the above 8) If harvested young, common corn smut is edible.(Required) true false Δ
