Q. India’s wheat yield revolution in the 1960s was possible primarily due to
A) Hybreed seeds
B) Increased chlorophyll content
C) Mutations resulting in plant height reduction
D) Quantitative trait mutations
Explanation
In 1963, ICAR introduced many dwarf selections from CIMMYT, including those developed by Norman Borlaug using Norin-10 as the source of dwarfing genes.
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