Difference between compound interest disease and simple interest disease
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Compound interest disease/Polycyclic |
Simple interest disease/ monocyclic |
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i) Pathogen produces spores at rapid rate. |
i) At slow rate |
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ii) Disseminated by air |
ii) By soil or seed |
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iii) Incubation and sporulation is short |
iii) Incubation and sporulation is long |
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iv) Several generations of pathogen in life of crop Eg: Rust of cereals |
iv) One generation in life of crop. Eg: Smut of wheat, barley and sorghum. |