The sobriquet ‘Father of Green Revolution’ is used for:

1. Norman Borlaug 2. M. S. Swaminathan
3. Gordon Conway 4. Elvin Stakman
Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
 74%
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Identify the variety of sugarcane from which [with hybrids] about 70% of the sugar produced worldwide comes:

1. Saccharumbarberi 2. Saccharumsinense
3. Saccharumofficinarum 4. Saccharumspontaneum
Subtopic:  Plant Breeding & Its Steps (OLD NCERT) | Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) |
 80%
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In virus-infected plants, the meristematic tissues in both apical and axillary buds are free of the virus because:

1. the dividing cells are virus resistant.
2. meristems have anti-viral compounds.
3. the cell division of meristems is faster than the rate of viral multiplication.
4. Viruses cannot multiply within meristem cell(s).

Subtopic:  Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) | Insect & Pest Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
 66%
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Which one of the following is not a fungal disease?

1. Rust of wheat 2. Smut of Bajra
3. Black rot of crucifers 4. Red rot of sugarcane
Subtopic:  Impact: Green Revolution (OLD NCERT) | Insect & Pest Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
 66%
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