In this article we will discuss about origin and cultivation of wheat. Origin of Wheat: Cultivation of wheat started after 8000 BC. Jared Diamond traces the spread of cultivated emmer wheat starting in the Fertile Crescent about 8500 BC. Archaeological analysis of wild emmer indicates that it was first cultivated in the southern Levant with Iran as for back as [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Origin of Rice 2. Rice Growing Environment 3. Domestication and Cultivation. Origin of Rice: Rice is the seed of monocot plants Oryza sativa (African rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). This is called Cereal grain and is consumed as staple food in a large part of world's human population. According to data [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Origin of Potato 2. Nutritional Value of Potato 3. Cultivation. Origin of Potato: Potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of Solanace family (Nightshade family). The word Potato comes from Spanish word patata. The Spanish word is a compound of the Taino batata (Sweet potato) and the Quechua [...]