Colonization of the "New World" initiated the interchange of cultivated plants between the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. Plants and animals that made the passage between hemispheres have ...

The discovery of figs in an 11,400-year-old house near the ancient city of Jericho may be evidence that cultivated crops came centuries before the first farmers planted cereal grains.

Discover six amazing crops that can transform your vegetable garden. These crops are easy to grow and, with the exception of crop 2, can be cultivated in pots and containers. They are also incredibly ...

While Kistler analyzes DNA from seed samples, Horton studies how various lost crops may have been cultivated and managed by ancient farmers. She is interested in the domestication of sumpweed, ...

Archeologists report they have found evidence that people grew fig trees about 11,400 years ago, making the fruit the earliest domesticated crop. Figs Are First Cultivated Crop, Finding Suggests ...

A new study confirms what indigenous peoples have known all along: ancient inhabitants of the Amazon and elsewhere cultivated plants and crops as long as 10,000 years ago. Poking further holes in w… ...

Production Quantity In 2021/2022 Crop Year: 83 million tons. Oranges are among the most cultivated fruit crops worldwide, and Brazil is at the forefront of its production, followed by China and India.

A study examines how ants optimize plant cultivation. The ant Philidris nagasau is known to cultivate epiphytic plants of the genus Squamellaria, but the evolutionary tradeoffs in this ...

Another way to increase cultivation of oilseed crops is to attract small farmers with five to 12.5 acres toward cultivation of oilseeds through provision of seeds, fertilizers, ...