Verbal Aptitude

Premise: 'Incorporating legume residue into the soil improves succeeding cereal crop yields.' Which statement provides the strongest support?

Options:

• (A) Legume residues possess a low C:N ratio that facilitates rapid microbial mineralization, releasing 40 kg of plant-available nitrogen per hectare.
• (B) Legumes have taproot systems.
• (C) Cereal crops require sunlight for photosynthesis.
• (D) Legume seeds are harvested for human consumption.