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India’s wheat yield revolution in the 1960s was possible primarily due to

a)

Hybrid seeds

b)

Increased chlorophyll content

c)

Mutations resulting in plant height reduction

d)

Quantitative trait mutations



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India’s wheat yield revolution in the 1960s was possible primarily due to

a)

Hybrid seeds

b)

Increased chlorophyll content

c)

Mutations resulting in plant height reduction

d)

Quantitative trait mutations

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(c)

In 1963, ICAR introduced dwarf selections from CIMMYT, including those developed by Norman Borlaug using Norin-10 as the source of dwarfing genes

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