The three most common groups of pesticides used to manage plant diseases are:

The three most common groups of pesticides used to manage plant diseases are:

• A. Herbicides, Algaecides, and Fungicides
• B. Herbicides, Bactericides, and Nematicides
• C. Fungicides, Bactericides and Nematicides
• D. Algaecides, Fungicides and Antibiotics

Answer: (C)

Plant diseases come from three main types of offenders: fungi, bacteria, and nematodes. To control them, you use fungicides for fungi, bactericides for bacteria, and nematicides for nematodes. The other options mix in weed killers, algae controls, or antibiotics, which don’t address the primary causes of plant diseases in typical agricultural practice.

Plant diseases come from three main types of offenders: fungi, bacteria, and nematodes. To control them, you use fungicides for fungi, bactericides for bacteria, and nematicides for nematodes. The other options mix in weed killers, algae controls, or antibiotics, which don’t address the primary causes of plant diseases in typical agricultural practice.