High-yielding variety

High-yielding varieties (abbreviated as HYVs) of agricultural crops are varieties of crops that are usually characterized by a combination of the following traits in contrast to the conventional ones: The most popular HYVs can be found among wheat, corn, soybean, rice, potato, and cotton.

The Green Revolution in the late 1960s (or generally, in the second half of the 20th century)[1] introduced farmers to cultivation of food crops using HYV seeds, although their ancestral roots may be older.

However, HYVs need plenty of water, chemical fertilizers and pesticides to produce the best results.

The high-yielding seeds exhibit resilience against floods and droughts, resulting in better-quality yields.

[6] HYV crops need a lot of inputs (such as fertilizers and pesticides) to grow, and this increases costs as well as environmental pollution.