Crossword puzzle assignment

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Across
  1. 2. Prize awarded to Borlaug for his contributions to global agriculture.
  2. 3. The type of wheat variety developed to withstand heavy grain heads.
  3. 6. Region largely bypassed by the Green Revolution due to poor infrastructure.
  4. 8. The goal of balancing agricultural productivity with environmental health.
  5. 9. Essential nutrient applications that made Green Revolution crops thrive.
  6. 12. Fungal disease affecting wheat that was overcome by Borlaug's breeding.
  7. 13. A new perennial grain known for environmental benefits.
  8. 14. The problem of tall wheat plants falling over before harvest.
Down
  1. 1. Type of crop variety that must be replanted annually, unlike Borlaug’s wheat.
  2. 4. Foundation that funded Borlaug’s early research in Mexico.
  3. 5. rops that regrow year after year without needing to be replanted.
  4. 6. The act of capturing and storing carbon, which certain crops can do.
  5. 7. The decline of traditional farming and rural communities.
  6. 10. Scientist known as the 'father' of the Green Revolution
  7. 11. Movement of small farmers due to economic pressures from the Green Revolution.