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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain production are

  • wheat, rice and maize

  • wheat, maize and sorghum

  • rice, maize and sorghum

  • wheat, rice and barley

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wheat, rice and maize

Wheat, rice and maize belongs to family Poaceae or Graminae. The main fruit type of these crops is caryopsis in which fruit wall is fused with seed coat. These crops are cultivated in all over the world and are contributed maximum to global food grain production.

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