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_________ is an Indian high yielding hybrid variety of the garden pea plant.

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IR-8
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P 1542
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Sonalika
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Ratna
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The correct option is B P 1542
During the period between 1960 - 2000, India developed several high yielding varieties of plants which led to a great increase in the production of food grains referred to as the green revolution in India.

P 1542 is a high yielding variety of garden peas developed in India. It bears more pods than the normal plants.
Figure: P 1542, garden pea

Sonalika is a high-yielding and disease resistant variety of wheat introduced all over the wheat-growing belt of India.
Figure: Sonalika variety of wheat

IR-8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf variety of rice developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

The high yielding, semi-dwarf rice varieties developed in India include Jaya and Ratna.

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