The destruction of $50\%$ of maize plants in the $USA$ in $1970$ was due to an infection by:

  • A
    Hemileia vastatrix
  • B
    Helminthosporium maydis
  • C
    Claviceps purpurea
  • D
    Ustilago maydis

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