Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
Answer:
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Non-traditional
Tobacco, cocoa and rubber were originally domesticated or cultivated in the ‘New World’ (America) and introduced into the ‘Old World’ (Asia and Africa). Cotton and Wheat are being cultivated in India since very ancient times. People of Mehrgarh (Baluchistan, Pakistan) cultivated Cotton during Neolithic age. Wheat was cultivated by people of Harappan civilisation and Vedic Aryans.