Norman Borlaug
Borlaug produced much shorter wheat plants than the tall varieties grown in western regions during the 1950s and 1960s. Borlaug's work was recognized as pioneering. Norman Borlaug developed a hybridized wheat variety that greatly increased…
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Borlaug produced much shorter wheat plants than the tall varieties grown in western regions during the 1950s and 1960s. Borlaug's work was recognized as pioneering. Norman Borlaug developed a hybridized wheat variety that greatly increased crop yields. Norman Borlaug received the Nobel Prize in 1969. Borlaug received the Nobel Prize in 1969 for developing high-yield hybridized wheat. Norman Borlaug worked with a team of scientists on wheat hybridization.