Q. In 1963 during green revolution the increase in crop production of wheat was due to the introduction of
A) Semi-dwarf varieties of wheat
B) Jaya and Ratna
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) Sonalika and Kalyan Sona
Explanation
In 1963 the increase in crop production was due to introduction of semi-dwarf varieties of wheat. Semi-dwarf wheat was developed by Norman E. Borlaug at International Centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement in Mexico. Semi-dwarf varieties of rice were developed from IR-8 (developed at International Research Institute Phillipines) and Taichung Native-1 (developed in Taiwan)
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