Assertion :Breeding and development of cultivars resistance to diseases enhances food production. Reason: Cultivar resistance to diseases reduces the dependence on use of fungicides and bacteriocides.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Breeding and development of cultivars resistance to diseases enhances food production. This also helps to reduces the dependence on use of fungicides and bactericides. Resistance of the host plant is the ability to prevent the pathogen from causing disease and determined by the genetic constitution of the host plant.