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 the origin and cultivation of maize. Origin of Maize: Maize is the most widely grown grain crop throughout America with 332 million metric tons per annum in US alone. 40 percent of the crop is used for making corn ethanol. The word maize is derived from the Spanish form of indigenous Taino word [...]