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domestication is near Diyarbakir in Turkey . These wild wheats were domesticated as part of the origins of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent. Cultivation...

the ball-and-paddle toy, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Currently, only prickly pears are included in this genus of about 200 species distributed...

associated with agriculture in the Old World since early times. It has most of the characteristics of a successful weed of agriculture. These include an...

poppy straw" are listed in Schedule II of the United States' Controlled Substances Act, a DEA license may be required to grow poppies in ornamental or display...

(Natural History 20.120). Widely used in Greece, archaeobotanical finds are common at many prehistoric sites. In historic contexts, seeds have been retrieved...

rapidly throw up sucker-like shoots. In Greece, grafting the cultivated tree on the wild tree is a common practice. In Italy, embryonic buds, which form small...

flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Roman World, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean...

– 6 cm long and 1 mm in broad, that grow vegetatively in chain-like fashion (pendant) to form hanging structures up to 6 m in in length. The plant has...

Melissa (Greek for 'honey bee'). This herb can be easy to cultivate in United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. In zone 4,...

aegis of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO). The Governing Body met for the first time in Madrid in June 2006. Some believe...

514-519 for pictures and agricultural account. As a hothouse annual, the seeds of the peanut may be sown in heat, and the plants potted in sandy loam. For outdoor...

Grandiflora hybrids). In temperate zones, the corms of most species and hybrids should be lifted in autumn and stored over winter in a frost-free place,...

severe Zen gardens of temples. In Europe, gardening revived in Languedoc and the Ile-de-France in the 13th century, and in the Italian villa gardens of the...

(along with lemons) in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, and were introduced to Hawaii in 1792. A single mutation in 1820 in an orchard of sweet...

extremely common in some areas of North America. In the United States it grows in all states east of the Rockies except North Dakota. It also grows in Central America...

Sphaeralcea in the mallow family (Malvaceae). There are about 40-60 species, including annuals, perennials, and shrubs. Most originate in the drier regions...

geraniol. This herb can be easy to cultivate in United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. In zone 4, it needs winter mulch and a well-drained...

smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars. The flesh is very delicate and easily bruised in some cultivars, but is fairly firm in some commercial varieties...

they have enabled an increase in agricultural productivity in parts of southeast Asia. When rice paddies are flooded in the spring, they can be inoculated...

and is common in disturbed habitats. Partly because of these characteristics, it is considered a noxious weed in 21 U.S. states and in countries such...