What does the graph shown suggest about the green revolution's early years? A line graph of India's rice and wheat output in million tonnes, crop years 1950-51 to 1990-91. Rice: 20.6, 34.6, 42.2, 53.6, 74.3. Wheat: 6.5, 11.0, 23.8, 36.3, 55.1.

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What does the graph shown suggest about the green revolution's early years?

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What does the graph shown suggest about the green revolution's early years?

A line graph of India's rice and wheat output in million tonnes, crop years 1950-51 to 1990-91. Rice: 20.6, 34.6, 42.2, 53.6, 74.3. Wheat: 6.5, 11.0, 23.8, 36.3, 55.1.

Rice gained far more than wheat in the 1960sCorrect answerYour answerBoth crops fell in the 1960sCorrect answerYour answerWheat gained far more than rice in the 1960sCorrect answerYour answerNeither crop changed in the 1960sCorrect answerYour answer

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Wheat rose from 11.0 to 23.8 (more than double); rice from 34.6 to 42.2 (about 22%).
The early HYV seeds were mainly wheat.

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What does the graph shown suggest about the green revolution's early years?

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