Q. Which of the following variety is resistant against hill bunt?
Solution:
Plants are prone to various diseases caused by pathogens like bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc., which affect the yield of cultivated crops. To overcome this loss due to infectious diseases and to enhance food production, hybridization techniques are used to produce disease-resistant varieties. The varieties are:
Crop Variety Disease-resistant to Cowpea Pusa Komal Bacterial blight Wheat Himgiri Fungal disease: Leaf and stripe rust, hill bunt Chilli Pusa Sadabahar Leaf curl, Chilli mosaic and tobacco mosaic virus Brassica (mustard) Pusa Swarnim (Karan rai) Fungal disease: White rust
| Crop | Variety | Disease-resistant to |
| Cowpea | Pusa Komal | Bacterial blight |
| Wheat | Himgiri | Fungal disease: Leaf and stripe rust, hill bunt |
| Chilli | Pusa Sadabahar | Leaf curl, Chilli mosaic and tobacco mosaic virus |
| Brassica (mustard) | Pusa Swarnim (Karan rai) | Fungal disease: White rust |