With reference to agriculture in India, how can the technique of 'genome sequencing', often seen in the news, be used in the immediate future?
1. Genome sequencing can be used indentify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in various crop plants.
2. This technique helps in reducing the time required to develop new varieties of crop plants.
3. It can be used to decipher the host-pathogen relationship in crops.
Select the correct answer:

A. Only 1

B. Only 2 and 3

C. Only 1 and 3

D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: Option D