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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



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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

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

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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