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