What is meant by the Green Revolution?

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The Green Revolution refers to the period, beginning in the mid-to-late 1960s, during which India achieved a sharp and rapid increase in foodgrain productivity, especially for wheat and later rice. It was made possible by a technology package that combined high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds -- bred to respond strongly to fertiliser and water -- with assured irrigation, increased and more balanced use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, greater mechanisation, and government price support (Minimum Support Price and procurement) that gave farmers a reliable market for the additional output. The Green Revolution helped move India from a country dependent on foodgrain imports to one that became largely self-sufficient in staple foodgrains, though its benefits were concentrated …

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The Green Revolution's dramatic increase in wheat yields depended on introducing dwarfing genes that shortened the plant's stem, making it resistant to lodging (falling over) when heavily fertilised and bearing a large grain head. This dwarfing trait was sourced from Norin 10, a Japanese wheat variety, which was used by Norman Borlaug and his collaborators to breed semi-dwarf, high-yielding wheat cultivars adopted widely across India and other developing countries from the 1960s onward. The other options are dwarfing/mutant v …

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Dr. M.S. Swaminathan is called the Father of the Indian Green Revolution for pioneering high-yielding wheat varieties in India.

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The Green Revolution refers to the dramatic increase in foodgrain (mainly wheat and rice) production achieved in India from the mid-1960s onward, through the introduction of high-yielding varieties (HYVs), especially semi-dwarf wheat cultivars, combined with improved irrigation, fertilizer use, and agronomic practices.

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During the Green Revolution, plant breeding programmes developed semi-dwarf, high-yielding, lodging-resistant and fertiliser-responsive varieties of cereals.

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'Swaminathan' matches with 'Green revolution' — M. S. Swaminathan led India's Green Revolution.

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M.S. Swaminathan led India's Green Revolution by introducing high-yielding, semi-dwarf wheat varieties in the 1960s, dramatically boosting India's food-grain production.

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