who was the american plant breeder responsible for dramatically improving crop yields in the 1960s
Norman Borlaug Borlaug received his B.Sc. in Forestry in 1937 and Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural research position in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties.[1][2] During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations.[4]
Gilbert Gottfried In March 2011, Gottfried made a series of jokes on his Twitter account about the
Alfonso Arau Alfonso Arau InchÃ¡ustegui (born January 11, 1932) is a Mexican actor and director.[1]
Marcus Álvarez