In this article we will discuss about the production of coffee. Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of Southern India. Karnataka accounting for 53 percent followed by Kerela 28% and Tamilnadu 11% of total 8,200 tonnes. Indian coffee is grown in shade and not in sunlight as elsewhere. There are approximately 250, 00 coffee growers in [...]
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 [...]