Q. The High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) of wheat were first developed in ____:
Answer: Mexico
Notes: High Yielding Variety Seeds (HYV seeds) are seeds of better quality than normal quality seeds. In Mexico, Prof. Norman BorIaug and his associates developed new varieties of wheat which were early-maturing, highly productive and disease resistant during the mid-1960s and these varieties were imported and planted in selected regions of India having adequate irrigation facilities.

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