First cotton hybrid variety in the world developed in India, the variety is
A. H4
B. Varalaxmi
C. Sugna
D. None of these
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
The first cotton hybrid variety in the world developed in India, the variety is H4.H4 is the world's first cotton hybrid released for commercial cultivation.
Chandrakant T. Patel, (11th July 1917 - 25th December 1990) was a cotton scientist, who developed the first commercial cotton hybrid, known as Hybrid-4 in 1970, which was later cultivated commercially in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
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