Identify the correct statements regarding mycorrhiza:
$(1)$ Many members of the genus $Glomus$ form mycorrhiza.
$(2)$ It is responsible for all mineral absorption from the soil.
$(3)$ Such associations show benefits against drought and salinity in plants.
$(4)$ Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between fungi and roots of higher plants.

• A
  $2, 4$
• B
  $2, 3$
• C
  $1, 4$
• D
  $1, 3$