Pusa Komal variety of Cow Pea is resistant to disease
A
White rust
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B
Leaf curl
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C
Bacterial blight
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D
Hill bunt.
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Solution
The correct option is D Bacterial blight C. Bacterial blight
EXPLANATION: Pusa Komal is a crop variety of cowpea. Pusa Komal is developed by the process of hybridisation. This variety is resistant to bacterial blight. Cow Pea is from the legume family and widely cultivated in the southern U. S. Bacterial blight is an early seasonal disease. The initial symptoms of bacterial blight are dark brown necrotic leaf spots with yellow halos.