Q. In the table below, some of the crop plants, their diseases and the pathogens are given. Match the three columns and identify the correct choice. [table] Crop | Disease | Pathogen ; A. Pigeon pea | I. Root knot | 1. $Pseudomonas$ ; B. Brinjal | II. Ear cockle | 2. $Fusarium$ ; C. Sugarcane | III. Wilt | 3. $Anguniia$ ; D. Wheat | IV. Red stripe | 4. $Meloidogyne$ [/table]

A) A-III-2 B-I-4 C-IV-1 D-II-3
B) A-I-2 B-III-4 C-II-3 D-IV-3
C) A-IV-3 B-I-2 C-III-1 D-II-3
D) A-II-1 B-IV-3 C-I-2 D-III-4
Explanation

[table] Crop | Disease | Pathogen ; Brinjal | Root knot | $Meloidogyne$ $rubrilineans$ ; Sugarcane | Red stripe | $Pseudomonas$ ; Wheat | Earcockle | $Anguinia$ ; Pigeon pea | Wilt | $Fusarium\$ $exysporum$ [/table]

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