Assertion (A): Wheat output rose faster than rice output in the early green revolution.
Reason (R): The first HYV seeds to spread were mainly wheat varieties.

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The new technology reached wheat first, so wheat output jumped first.
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Assertion (A): Wheat output rose faster than rice output in the early green revolution.Reason (R): The first HYV seeds to spread were mainly wheat varieties.

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Assertion (A): Wheat output rose faster than rice output in the early green revolution.
Reason (R): The first HYV seeds to spread were mainly wheat varieties.