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Agriculture · Q1067

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1067

Q1067

The famous Indian Plant Explorer is

A.
M. S. Swaminathan
B.
Dr. Harbhajan Singh
Answer
C.
A. B. Joshi
D.
Ramanujan

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Dr. Harbhajan Singh is the famous Indian Plant Explorer, renowned as the “Indian Vavilov". He imparted a distinct identity to the discipline of Plant genetic resources in India. Dr. Singh Introduced large germplasm of wheat and rice that contributed to the Green revolution in India. He also introduced several new species and made outstanding contributions in the field of vegetable breeding.