Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Banana plant give fruit only once in its lifecycle Statement II: Most important disease of banana in India is 'Sigatoka leaf spot'.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

· Statement I (True): Banana is a monocarpic plant, meaning it produces fruit only once in its life and then dies.
· Statement II (False): The most important disease of bananas in India is Panama disease, not Sigatoka leaf spot.
· Explanation:
· Monocarpic plants allocate energy to a single reproductive cycle.
· Sigatoka leaf spot is a significant disease, but Panama disease is more destructive.