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(D) Ergot of rye is a plant disease caused by the fungus $Claviceps 	ext{ purpurea}$.This fungus belongs to the class Ascomycetes.It infects the ovar

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(D) Ergot of rye is a plant disease caused by the fungus $Claviceps 	ext{ purpurea}$.This fungus belongs to the class Ascomycetes.It infects the ovaries of rye and other cereal grasses, replacing the grain with a dark, hard fungal mass known as an ergot or sclerotium.These sclerotia contain toxic alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and animals if consumed.

Ergot of rye is caused by a species of which of the following?

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