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Agriculture · Q841

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 841

Q841

Wheat is of

A.
Indian origin
B.
Chinese origin
C.
Mexican origin
D.
Mediterranean origin
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Wheat is a cereal grain and worldwide staple food.
The archaeological record suggests that wheat was first cultivated in the regions of the fertile crescent around 9600 BCE. It originated in the Mediterranean region, the "Cradle of civilization" in the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.