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Plants can be made disease-resistant by...

Plants can be made disease-resistant by

A

Colchicine treatment

B

X-ray treatment

C

Breeding with wild relatives

D

Hormone treatment

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Plants can be made disease resistant through breeding with wild relatives.
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