Q146
General ScienceBiology
Phytophthora palmivora is a
- a.Bio-pesticide
- b.Bio-insecticide
- c.Mycoherbicide
- d.First bioherbicide
Answer: (D) First bioherbicide
Phytophthora palmivora (strain 'Devine') was the world's first commercially registered bioherbicide, approved in the USA in 1981. It is a water mould used to control strangler vine (Morrenia odorata) in citrus orchards. A mycoherbicide uses fungi specifically, while this organism is an oomycete (water mould).