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Norin-10 gene is

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Dwarf gene of rice
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Dwarf gene of wheat
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Dwarf gene of tomato
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Smut resistant gene of wheat
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The correct option is B Dwarf gene of wheat
The Rht-B1b and Rht-D1b dwarfing genes were derived from Norin-10, which was a semi-dwarf variety bred in Japan and released in 1935 (Gale and Youssefian, 1985). Norin-10 was used in US breeding programs in the 1950s in order to improve lodging resistance in winter wheat, in which lodging was a serious problem when high rates of nitrogen fertilizers were applied. A selection from a cross of Norin-10 with the US variety, Brevor was particularly promising and was used by Borlaug in the development of the green revolution wheat varieties. Wheat Norin-10 is a semi-dwarf wheat cultivar with very large ears that was bred at an experimental station in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Norin-10 helped developing countries, such as India and Pakistan, to increase the productivity of their crops from approximately 60% during the green revolution. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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