Mar 22, 2010

Salem on History | Borlaug Begins Work on High-Yield Wheat

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Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
Categories: Science, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Food, Cooking, Cuisine
Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Latin American History
Geographical Location: Mexico
Date: September, 1944

Article abstract: Norman Borlaug developed the first high-yield crops, which increased food production and changed the structure of agriculture worldwide by the 1960’s.

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In September, 1944, Norman Borlaug, a young plant pathologist from Iowa, arrived in Mexico City to join a team of American agricultural scientists invited by the Mexican government to improve crop yields there. George Harrar, who headed the team, initially assigned Borlaug to work on corn, but when Harrar’s administrative duties increased, he assigned Borlaug the...

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Salem on History | Borlaug Begins Work on High-Yield Wheat

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