Which crop variety was developed by Norman Borlaug?

  • A
    Rice
  • B
    Wheat
  • C
    Maize
  • D
    Sugarcane

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$(a)$ Cross-hybridization among the selected parents
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$(c)$ Collection of variability
$(d)$ Selection and testing of superior recombinants
$(e)$ Evaluation and selection of parents

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$(B)$ The transfer of resistance genes occurs through ........$(ii)$ ........ . Subsequently,......$(iii)$ ....... occurs between the target and the source plant.
$(C)$ The rice variety $IR8$ was developed in the country ........$(iv)$ .

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