NEET Biology question

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Which of the following is a correct match between crop, variety and resistance to diseases?

Crops / Variety / Resistance to diseases

(A)Wheat / Himgiri / White rust
(B)Brassica / Pusa sadabahat / Black rot
(C)Cowpea / Pusa komal / Bacterial blightCorrect
(D)Chilli / Pusa swarnim / Chilly mosic virus

Answer: (C)

Solution

Pusa Komal is a cowpea variety specifically bred for resistance to bacterial blight, which is the correctly matched combination, so the correct answer is (c); Himgiri (wheat) is resistant to leaf/stripe rust not white rust, Pusa

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