Question

what is I.R.8 related to​

Answer 1

Answer:

The research for a developing a high-yield variety of rice began in 1960s when most Asian countries, including India, were reeling under famine. ... Impressed by the harvest, the news of "miracle rice" spread IRRI officially released the variety re-christening it as IR-8 on November 29, 1966.

Answer 2

Explanation:

It played a significant part in the Green Revolution. IR8 was the eighth of 38 crossbred rice varieties in a 1962 experiment by IRRI. It was a cross of Peta, a high yield rice variety from Indonesia, and Dee-geo-woo-gen (DGWG), a dwarf variety from Taiwan.