Green revolution: the way forward
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- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Genetics
- Vol. 2 (10) , 815-822
- https://doi.org/10.1038/35093585
Abstract
The origin of agriculture led to the domestication of many plant species and to the exploitation of natural resources. It took almost 10,000 years for food grain production to reach 1 billion tons, in 1960, and only 40 years to reach 2 billion tons, in 2000. This unprecedented increase, which has been named the 'green revolution', resulted from the creation of genetically improved crop varieties, combined with the application of improved agronomic practices.Keywords
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