Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Berberis plant does not play any role in the perpetuation of Puccinia graminis. sp. tritici.
Statement II: Rust pathogens spread from plant to plant mostly by wind blown spores.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

B

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

C

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

D

Statement I is false but Statement II is true