Question
Biology Question on Strategies For Enhancement in Food Production
Pusa Komal variety of cow pea is resistant to disease
A
hill bunt
B
white rust
C
leaf curl
D
bacterial blight
Answer
bacterial blight
Explanation
Solution
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.