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Question
Name any five hybrid varieties of crop plants which have been developed in India.
Solution
The five hybrid varieties of crop plants which have been developed in India are:
| Crop plant | Hybrid variety |
| Wheat | Sonalika and kalian sona |
| Rice | Jaya and Ratna |
| Cauliflower | Pusa shubra and Pusa snowball K-1 |
| Cowpea | Pusa komal |
| Mustard | Pusa swarnim |
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