Economic part in Asafoetida is

Answer: Option A

The economic part of Asafoetida is the female Rhizome.
Asafoetida is the dried aromatic gum resin exuded from the living rhizome, rootstock, or taproot of varied plant species of the genus Ferula.
Asafoetida is extracted from the Ferula plants which have massive taproots or carrot-shaped roots, 12.5 - 15 cm in diameter at the crown when they are 4 - 5 years old.