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Assertions : Breeding and development of cultivars resistance to diseases enhances food production.
Reason : Cultivar resistance to disease reduces the dependece on use of fungicides and bacteriocides.

A

If both Assertion & Reason are True & Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

C

If Assertion is True but the Reason is False.

D

If both Assertion & Reason are false.

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