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The use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds brought in a revolution in Indian agriculture. HYV seeds highly benefitted ________ crops.

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The Green Revolution in India, which introduced High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds, primarily benefitted wheat and rice crops. These were the two main food grain crops where HYV seeds showed dramatic yield improvements, particularly wheat in Punjab, Haryana, and western UP, and rice in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

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