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The variety resistant to Heterodera avenae in Barley is

A. Raj MR-1

B. SL-120

C. C-164

D. PNR-7

Answer: Option C

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The variety resistant to Heterodera avenae in Barley is C-164.
The C-164 variety of Barley is a tall, six-row variety with compact ears and long awns. This grain is usually bold, bright and amber. It is said to be resistant to yellow rust and heterodera avenae.
Heterodera avenae, the cereal cyst nematode or European cyst nematode, is a plant pathogen and an obligate parasite of cereal crops including barley, oats, wheat and rye. Cereal crops infected with this nematode are more susceptible to infection by fungal diseases such as rhizoctonia root rot.

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