Question

Match the crops given in column-I with their resistance to disease given in column-II and choose the correct option.

Column I(Crop)		Column II(Resistance to diseases)
A	Wheat	I	Tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl
B	Brassica	II	Bacterial blight
C	Cowpea	III	Leaf and stripe rust
D	Cauliflower	IV	White rust
E	Chilli	V	Black rot and curl blight black rot

• A. A - IV; B - III; C - II; D - I; E - V
• B. A - III; B - IV; C - II; D - V; E - I
• C. A - IV; B - III; C - V; D - I; E - II
• D. A - III; B - IV; C - I; D - V; E - II

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Selection and hybridization are the conventional method of breeding for disease resistance. Some crops were bred by the above mentioned technique for disease resistance to fungi, bacterial and viral diseases. For examples: wheat (leaf and stripe rust, hill bunt), Brassica (white rust), cowpea (bacterial blight), cauliflower (black rot and curl blight black rot), chilli (tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl).