Question

Which of the following is/are high yielding varieties of wheat?
A. Kalyan
B. Sona
C. Sonalika
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Wheat is one of the oldest and most important crops in grain crops. Of the various known uses of wheat, the most important are the common wheat, which is used to make bread; club wheat, and durum wheat, used to make pasta, and in India, wheat is the main cereal crop.

Complete Answer:
Kalyan Sona, Girija and Sonalika are all types of wheat, out of which, the Sonalika type is perfect for late sowing. Resistant to rust, Kalyan Sona is broadly adaptable double dwarf wheat recommended for cultivation throughout India. This variety is particularly suitable for the alpine regions of northeastern India, and is a wheat variety introduced in India in 1963. These hybrid crops are resistant to rust. These crops can also be adapted to changing climatic conditions and different soil types. This dwarf grain is highly responsive to implantation, is a non- lodging variety and has a required resistance level to disease. Due to these qualities, the dwarf wheat varieties can produce very high yields under well-managed production conditions especially in Indo-Gangetic Plains. These wheat grains are well known and widely used in South Asia due to their short length and fertilizer response which increased wheat production, and prevented millions of people from starving. All these types of wheat are high yielding varieties.
Hence, the right answer is option, ‘D: All of the above’.

Note: It must be noted that Kalyan Sona and Sonalika are not crops of Indian origin. They were introduced in Mexico in 1963 and since have helped India’s Green revolution.