Question

Which of the following is a correct match between crop, variety and resistance to diseases?
A. Crop-Wheat, Variety-Himgiri, Resistance to disease-White rust.
B. Crop-Brassica, Variety-Pusa Sadabahar, Resistance to disease-Black rot.
C. Crop-Cowpea, Variety-Pusa Komal, Resistance to disease-Bacterial blight.
D. Crop-Chili, Variety-Pusa Swarnim, Resistance to disease-Chilli mosaic virus.

Answer 1

Hint: Crops are the substances that are harvested for the profit. Most of the crops are cultivated either in aquaculture or agriculture. A single crop includes alga as well as the fungus. There are many varieties of crops. Each of them is resistant to the diseases. Here, we are going to see the correct match of the crop, its variety and its diseases. Through this, it can be examined.

Complete answer:
Firstly, wheat is the grass that is widely cultivated for the seed. This the worldwide staple food. This is the oldest and most important cereal of crops. These are used for making breads, pasta, flour and cakes. Red fife, Emmer, spelt are the varieties of wheat. Here, himgiri is the variety of sweet corn. This is resistance to the disease named rust diseases. The following are the scientific name, rank, kingdom and order of the wheat. They are as follows:

HIGHER CLASSIFICATION	Pooideae
SCIENTIFIC NAME	Triticum
ORDER	Poales
KINGDOM	Plant
FAMILY	Poaceae
BIOLOGICAL RANK	Genus

 Brassica is the genus of the plant. It comes under the mustard. These are the herbs with growing diversity habits. This also includes vegetables like cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Pusa sadabahar is a variety of chilly. Radishes and wasabi are some of the varieties of brassica. This is resistant to the diseases known as black rot diseases. Some of them are called Cole crops. The following are the scientific name, kingdom, order of brassica. They are as follows:

SCIENTIFIC NAME	Brassica
FAMILY	Brassicaceae
KINGDOM	Plant
ORDER	Brassicales
BIOLOGICAL RANK	Genus

Cowpea is the pea plant that is edible for the pods and seeds. This is also called the black-eyed pea. Pusa Komal comes under this variety. This is resistant to the disease bacterial blight. The following are the classification, family, kingdom, order of the Cowpea. They are as follows:

HIGHER CLASSIFICATION	Vigna
SCIENTIFIC NAME	Vigna unguiculata
ORDER	Fabales
FAMILY	Fabaceae
KINGDOM	Plant
BIOLOGICAL RANK	Species

 Chilly is the fruit of the plants which are the members of the nightshade family. They are giving their intensity when ingested and are related compounds. Pusa swarnim is a type of mustard. These are resistance to diseases to white rust diseases. The following are the family, order and kingdom of chilly. They are as follows:

FAMILY	Solanaceae
KINGDOM	Plant
ORDER	Solanales

So, from the above definitions it is clear that the correct answer is Option C.

Note: The cowpea plant has the high level of protein content. All the parts are used as the energy rich nutrients. It has the ability to improve soil fertility. This is the livestock feed for the cows. This also prevents the soil erosion. This the economic crop in most of the developing regions. The sales of these seeds during the dry season will give a vital income to the farmers.