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Name the improved characteristics of wheat that helped India to achieve a green revolution.

Solution: The improved qualities of wheat that helped India accomplish the green revolution were as follows:

(a) Semi-dwarf plants: Semi-dwarf plants use the majority of their resources to produce a greater number of grains.

(b) High Yield: In terms of wheat production per acre, the new varieties may provide a higher yield.

(c) Disease Resistance: The new plants were resistant to a number of diseases that afflicted traditional wheat cultivars in the past.

(d) Quick Yield: The new types matured their yields in a short period of time.