Sponsor Area

Microbes In Human Welfare

Question
CBSEENBI12002627

Which of the following is not used as a biopesticide?

  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Trichoderma harzianum

  • Nuclear Polyhedrosis virus (NPV)

  • Xanthomonas campestris

Solution

D.

Xanthomonas campestris

The bacterium Xanthomonas campestris is the causative agent of plant disease, black rot of cabbage.
Bacillus thuringiensis, T. harzianum and NPV are biopesticides.