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Standard XII
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The Mexican d...
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The Mexican dwarf wheat variety was developed by______________
A
Swaminathan
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Borlaug
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Watson
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Khush
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Solution
The correct option is
B
Borlaug
Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American biologist who has been called as the father of the Green Revolution.
He took up an agricultural research position in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
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