New Horizons in Agriculture: Lab to Land

The landscape of food production in the country has transformed rapidly with advances in Agricultural Sciences. Agricultural techniques, particularly those introduced post-independence, have significantly boosted food production, which now exceeds 309 million tonnesa six-fold increase. The Green Revolution, initiated in the 1960s, brought high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of crops like Mexican dwarf wheat, hybrid sorghum, maize, and rice, alongside innovative techniques in plant population optimization, soil fertility management, and pest control

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