Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian who was born on August 7, 1925.
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian who was born on August 7, 1925. Swaminathan is a global green revolution leader. For his leadership and role in introducing and further developing high-yielding wheat and rice varieties, he has been dubbed the "Main Architect of the Green Revolution in India."
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