Important Concepts and their Related Persons

Concept	Related Person	Details
Super Rice	Dr. G. H. Khush (IRRI)	25% higher yield than other varieties
Super Wheat	S. Nagarajan (DWR, Karnal)	Developed in 2005, 15–20% higher yield
Hybrid Rice	Prof. Long Ping Yuan	First developed in China (1974)
Golden Rice	Ingo Potrykus (1999)	Developed from Japonica rice
Protato (Protein-rich Potato)	Ashish Dutta	Developed in 2010
Crop Ideotype	Donald	Concept proposed in 1968
Evergreen Revolution	Dr. M. S. Swaminathan	Sustainable crop intensification & diversification
Green Revolution	Dr. N. E. Borlaug	—
Green Revolution in India	Dr. M. S. Swaminathan	—
Golden Revolution in India	Dr. K. C. Chadha	—
Green Revolution – Term Coined	William S. Gaud	1968, USAID
Bt Cotton in India	C. D. Mayee	—
Nobilization of Sugarcane	T. S. Venkataraman	—
Hybrid Cotton	C. T. Patel	—
PURA Model	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
Single Cross Maize Hybrid	E. M. East & G. H. Shull	1910
Double Cross Maize Hybrid	D. F. Jones	1920
Quality Protein Maize (QPM)	Dr. Surinder Vasal & Dr. Evangelina Villegas	—
Nutrient Mobility	Bray	—
A-Value	Fried & Dean	Phosphorus
Essential Nutrients	Nicholas	1961
Law of Minimum	Justus von Liebig	1840
Law of Optimum & Minimum	Blackman	1905