Sigatoka disease drastically reduces the yield of banana trees and is

I believe B is the answer.

B is correct because the passage states that most large banana plantations are in locations so isolated that fungicides can be used safely there (the premise), and therefore most of the world's banana crops are not seriously threatened (the conclusion). The key assumption here is thus Answer B.


Sigatoka disease drastically reduces the yield of banana trees and is epidemic throughout the areas of the world where bananas are grown. The fungus that causes the disease can be controlled with fungicides, but the fungicides can pose a health hazard to people living nearby. The fungicides are thus unsuitable for small banana groves in populated areas. Fortunately, most large banana plantations are in locations so isolated that fungicides can be used safely there. Therefore, most of the world’s banana crop is not seriously threatened by Sigatoka disease.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

(A) It will eventually be possible to breed strains of bananas that are resistant to Sigatoka disease
(B) Large plantations produce most or all of the world’s bananas
(C) Sigatoka disease spreads more slowly on large plantations than in small banana groves
(D) Sigatoka disease is the only disease that threatens bananas on a worldwide scale
(E) Most of the banana trees that have not been exposed to the Sigatoka fungus grow in small banana groves