Q.
Some crop varieties bred by hybridisation and
selection for disease resistance to fungi, bacteria and
viral disease are shown below. Fill up the blanks
$A$ to $D$.
Crop
Variety
Resistance to disease
A
Himgiri
Leaf and stripe mst, hill bunt
Brassica
Pusa Swamim (Karan rai)
B
Cauliflower
Pusa Shubhra, Pusa Snowball K-l
Black rot and curl blight black rot
Cowpea
C
Bacterial blight
Chilli
D
Chilli mosaic vims, tobacco mosaic vims and leaf curl
Crop | Variety | Resistance to disease |
---|---|---|
A | Himgiri | Leaf and stripe mst, hill bunt |
Brassica | Pusa Swamim (Karan rai) | B |
Cauliflower | Pusa Shubhra, Pusa Snowball K-l | Black rot and curl blight black rot |
Cowpea | C | Bacterial blight |
Chilli | D | Chilli mosaic vims, tobacco mosaic vims and leaf curl |
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