Tobacco plants are damaged severely when...

Tobacco plants are damaged severely when infested with Meloidegyn’ incognitia. Name and explain the strategy that is adopted to stop this infestation.
(b) Name the vector used for introducing the nematode specific gene in tobacco plant.

A

Meloidogyne incognita

B

Bacillus thuringiensis

C

Disarmed retrovirus

D

Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium

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D

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