Question

What does HYV stand for?

• A. High Yielding Varieties
• B. High Yolk Variety
• C. Health Young Variety
• D. None of them

Answer 1

The correct option is A High Yielding Varieties

HYV programme refers to the use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds for increasing agricultural output.

HYVs is a generic name for a group of genetical cultivars of crops such as rice, maize and wheat that have an increased growth rate, an increased percentage of a usable plant part or an increased resistance against crop diseases.

Hence, the correct option is $\text{A}$