1. Who Wants To Be A Master Gardener? Master Gardener

2. Plant Pathology is the study of: A. Plant Diseases B. Plant Growth C. Plant Life D. Plant Fanatics For $100

3. Which of the following is not considered to be a plant pathogen? A. Fungus B. Virus C. Bacteria D. Common Cold For $100

4. Which of the following factors is not part of the “disease triangle”? A. An effective fungicide. B. A virulent pathogen. C. A favorable environment. D. A susceptible host plant. For $200

5. Nutrient disorders, temperature extremes, and mechanical injury are examples of: A. Plant pathogens B. Plant parasites C. Plant tortures D. Non-parasitic disorders For $200

6. What is the non-parasitic problem on this Sago? A. Bacterial leaf spot B. Manganese deficiency C. Fungal leaf blight D. Viral stunting For $300

7. What happened to these tomato plants? A. Leaf blight B. Nitrogen deficiency C. Tractor blight D. Fungal wilt disease For $300

8. Symptom Type? A. Fruit Spot B. Fruit fly C. Fruit Rot D. Nutty as a Fruitcake For $500

9. Symptom Type? A. Leaf spot B. Leaf blight C. Mosaic D. Wilt For $500

10. Symptom Type? A. Viral Ringspot B. Bacterial Leafspot C. Fungal Blight D. Wilt For $1,000

11. Symptom Type? A. Stem Canker B. Leaf lesion C. Wilt D. Leaf gall For $1,000

12. What is this? (A) Stinkbug spreading fungus. (B) Flying ant spreading bacteria. (C) Aphid spreading virus. (D) Farmer spreading manure. For $2,000

13. Fungus diseases occur readily in the presence of: A. Excessive moisture B. Drought C. Piercing-sucking insects D. Windy conditions For $2,000

14. What disease symptom do you see on this stem? A. Spot B. Wilt C. Blight D. Canker For $4,000

15. What symptom do you see on this strawberry? A. Fruit rot B. Fruit spot C. Fruiting body D. Fruit loop For $4,000

16. Symptom Type? A. Fruit Blight B. Fruit Spot C. Fruit Rot D. Fruit of the loom For $8,000

17. Symptom Type? A. Leaf Gall B. Leaf Blight C. Leaf Spot D. Leaf Wilt For $8,000

18. A. Fungus B. Bacteria C. Virus D. Creature from the Black Lagoon Water soaking, ooze, and odor are associated with which type of plant pathogen? For $16,000

19. Which of the following are not associated with fungus diseases? A. Conks and mushrooms B. Insect vectors C. Fruiting bodies D. Mold (Mycelium growth) For $16,000

20. What sign of a fungus disease is evident on this bean leaf? A. Sclerotia B. Ooze C. Spores D. Mold For $32,000

21. What sign of a fungus disease is evident on these roses? A. Mushrooms B. Mycelium C. Rusts D. Sclerotia For $32,000

22. The virus symptom on this rose plant is referred to as what: A. Mold B. Mildew C. Mycelium D. Mosaic For $64,000

23. Which type of disease pathogen caused the angular leafspot symptom on this strawberry? A. Virus B. Bacteria C. Protozoa D. Fungus For $64,000

24. This fungal fruiting body is called a: A. Conk B. Sclerotia C. Spore D. Mold For $125,000

25. These fungal fruiting bodies are called: A. Conidia B. Rust Spores C. Scerotia D. Mildews Close-up of leaf spot

26. Which disease management strategy is NOT an example of a “cultural” method of disease control? A. Pesticides B. Crop rotation C. Sanitation D. Improvement of the plant environment For $250,000

27. A new group of Crape Myrtle varieties have been developed which are less susceptible to Powdery Mildew disease. They are said to be ________ to this disease. A. Immune B. Tolerant C. Resistant D. Vigorous For $250,000

28. What is the likely cause of the stunted, distorted growth of the berry plant on the left? A. Fungal disease B. Bacterial disease C. Virus disease D. Nutritional deficiency For $500,000

29. Tomato plants in a concentrated area of a field begin to wilt and die. A cut stem inserted in water shows this sign What disease causes this kind of symptom and sign? A. Fungal Wilt disease B. Bacterial Wilt disease C. Viral Wilt disease D. Stem Canker For $500,000

30. $1,000,000! This tomato’s problem was caused by: A. Cold damage. B. A disease. C. Nutritional problems. D. An insect pest.

31. A. Freezing temperatures B. Herbicide application error C. Both. D. Neither. $1,000,000! What caused this damage?

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