Thus, the New World crops currently grown in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania should be considered as a contribution of indigenous cultures of the Americas to humanity. The history of these indigenous crops can be found in the written post-Columbian record of explorers, correspondents, travelers...
.Later Heyerdahl suggested that the Pacific was peopled by three migrations: by Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest of North America drifting to Hawaii, by Peruvians drifting to Easter Island, and by Melanesians.In 1969 he crossed the Atlantic in an Egyptian-style reed boat to prove ...
Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a shrub with edible berry-like fruit commonly found across the Northern Great Plains of North America and widely used by Native Americans as a medicinal plant. This study was an effort to assess the chemopreventive contents of juneberry extracts in ethanol by ...
There is evidence of extensive irrigation works in the Salt River Val-ley of Arizona and other arid areas that were constructed by Native Americans, including the Hohokam and Pueblo tribes (Jensen, 1982).doi:10.1007/s00122-003-1334-9Olle Tornblom...
7/5/2014 - Agricultural regions that see a heavy use of chemicals and in which genetically modified (GM) crops are grown have a cancer death rate twice as high as the national average, according to a report by the Ministry of Health of Cordoba Province in Argentina. "Once again, what ...
and other states to the south.A. tecta— switch cane — is a smaller form confined to the Atlantic and Gulf coastal regions from Maryland southward. Bamboos are also native to Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Islands. Most of the commercial and ornamental bamboos grown in the...
Although peanuts were found native in South America, they are now grown in almost every country that has warm weather. India produces the most peanuts. China’s production is next, followed by the United States.The peanut is special in more ways than one. It can be eaten raw, boiled, ...
Thus, the New World crops currently grown in Europe, Asia, and Africa must be considered as a contribution of indigenous cultures to humanity. The history of these indigenous crops can be found in the written post-Columbian record of explorers, correspondents, travelers, and botanists. It can ...
Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a shrub with edible berry-like fruit commonly found across the Northern Great Plains of North America and widely used by Native Americans as a medicinal plant. This study was an effort to assess the chemopreventive contents of juneberry extracts in ethanol by ...
are harvested from native stands in the U.S. [137,138]. Most trees grown in commercial orchards were not the result of controlled breeding efforts and largely consist of cultivars that were developed by identifying and propagating the best trees found in native forests, or selected seedlings of...