Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Crop improvement in commercial floriculture has produced numerous high-yielding, pest-resistant cultivars.
These varieties are bred by premier agricultural institutes in India, including the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru.
Identifying these varieties and matching them to their parent species is a key part of systematic floriculture. Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let us match each flower crop with its corresponding variety:
(A). Rose \(\rightarrow\) (IV) Pusa Bahar:
“Pusa Bahar” is a popular, high-yielding floribunda rose variety developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.
It features large clusters of showy, pink flowers.
Thus, (A) matches with (IV).
(B). Tuberose \(\rightarrow\) (III) Arka Nirantara:
“Arka Nirantara” is a popular, continuous-flowering variety of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) released by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru.
It produces single, white, fragrant flowers throughout the year.
Thus, (B) matches with (III).
(C). Marigold \(\rightarrow\) (II) Pusa Alpana:
“Pusa Alpana” is a popular variety of French marigold (Tagetes patula) developed and released by IARI, New Delhi.
Thus, (C) matches with (II).
(D). Chrysanthemum \(\rightarrow\) (I) Sadbhavana:
“Sadbhavana” is a compact, dwarf, no-pinch, no-stake variety of Chrysanthemum developed by the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, for small pot culture and bedding.
Thus, (D) matches with (I).
Combining these pairs yields the sequence: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I), which matches option (C). Step 3: Final Answer:
Therefore, the correct option representing the matched varieties is (C).
