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'Himgiri' developed by hybridisation and selection for disease resistance against rust pathogens is a variety of
A
Wheat
B
Chilli
C
Maize
D
Sugarcane
Detailed Solution
Himgiri is a variety of wheat bred by hybridisation and selection.
It is resistant to leaf and stripe rust and to hill bunt.
Other examples from the same NCERT table: Pusa Swarnim ($Brassica$) is resistant to white rust, Pusa Shubhra (cauliflower) to black rot and curl blight black rot, Pusa Komal (cowpea) to bacterial blight, and Pusa Sadabahar (chilli) to chilly mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl.
Hence Himgiri is a variety of wheat.
It is resistant to leaf and stripe rust and to hill bunt.
Other examples from the same NCERT table: Pusa Swarnim ($Brassica$) is resistant to white rust, Pusa Shubhra (cauliflower) to black rot and curl blight black rot, Pusa Komal (cowpea) to bacterial blight, and Pusa Sadabahar (chilli) to chilly mosaic virus, tobacco mosaic virus and leaf curl.
Hence Himgiri is a variety of wheat.