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      Question

      Wheat variety which had tremendous popularity and

      maximum area, high level of tolerance to drought and heat stress but succumbing to both strip and leaf rust
      A HD 229 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B PBW 343 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C C 306 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D PBW 550 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Wheat variety PBW343, released in India in 1995, became the most widely grown cultivar in the country by the year 2000 owing to its wide adaptability and yield potential. It initially succumbed to leaf rust, and resistance genes Lr24 and Lr28 were transferred to PBW343

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