Question

The dwarf varieties of wheat brought from Mexico into India were:

• A. Sonara-64 and Sonalika
• B. Sonara-64 and Lerma Roja-64
• C. Sharbati sonara and Pusa Lerma
• D. Sonalika

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Sonara-64 and Lerma Roja-64

After assessing the possibility of increasing the wheat production in India, five dwarf wheat varieties from Mexico were introduced in India. They are Lerma Rojo 64-A, Sonora 63, Sonora 64, Mayo 64 and S 227. They carry the genes for dwarfism having a high potential for yield India.

As a result of this, a major breakthrough in wheat productivity and production started to be visualized. These dwarf varieties were high yielding and disease and lodging resistant. Thus, option B is correct.