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Give two important contribution of DR. MS Swaminathan .

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(i) Development of high yielding varieties in rice (scented rice).
(ii) From red coloured Mexican wheat by gama irradiation, he developed light coloured wheat variety of Sharbati Sonora and Pusa Lerma.
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