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Wheat
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Maize
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Rice
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sugarcane
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Jaya” and “Ratna” developed for the green revolution in India are the varieties of rice. Jaya and Ratna were semi-dwarf varieties of rice. These were developed in India. India is the largest rice harvesting area in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Jaya and Ratna are semi-dwarf varieties of rice that were developed in India. Rice production in India increased from 35 million tonnes to 89.5 million tonnes due to the development of these semi-dwarf varieties.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most famous rice variety introduced as a part of the Green Revolution in India was IR-8. It was developed based on experience in developing the Norin variety of Japan and Ponlai variety of Taiwan. IR-8 was short, stiff strawed, and highly responsive to the fertilizers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Semi-dwarf rice varieties were derived from IR-8 (developed at IRRI) and TN-1 from Taiwan. Jaya and Ratna are better yielding semi-dwarf varieties developed in India from IR-8 and TN-1 international varieties.
Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Rice’