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Agriculture · Q275

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 275

Q275

CSH-1 was first sorghum hybrid released in

A.
1965
B.
1963
C.
1961
D.
1964
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
CSH-1 is the first hybrid variety of sorghum released in 1964. Dr. Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao is entitled as "Father of Hybrid Sorghum" in India. He was well-known for basic and applied research in the breeding and agronomy of several dryland crops, especially towards sorghum improvement.