> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 topics, 1 evergreen</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[High-yielding variety]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [High-yielding variety](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-yielding%20variety) > > High-yielding varieties (HYVs) of agricultural [[crops]] are usually characterized by a combination of the following traits in contrast to the conventional varieties: > - Higher crop yield per area (hectare) > - Dwarfness > - Improved response to fertilizers > - High reliance on irrigation and fertilizers - see intensive farming > - Early maturation > - Resistive to many diseases > > Most important HYVs can be found among wheat, corn, soybean, rice, potato, and cotton. They are heavily used in commercial and plantation farms. > > HYVs become popular in the 1960s and play an important role in the [[Green Revolution]], although their ancestral roots can be older. > ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > No results to show for list query. > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[Norman Borlaug]] > - [[The green revolution saved us from world starvation]]