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Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are

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Semi-dwarf wheat varieties

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Semi-dwarf jowar varieties

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Semi-dwarf rice varieties

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Semi-dwarf maize varieties

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The correct option is A
Semi-dwarf wheat varieties

Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are semidwarf wheat variety. These are high yielding and disease resistant varieties introduced in 1963, to the wheat growing belts of India.

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