Agriculture in Mesoamerica dates to the Archaic period of Mesoamerican chronology (8000–2000 BC). At the beginning of the Archaic period, the Early Hunters...
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Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area that begins in the southern part of North America and extends to the Pacific coast of Central America...
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local environments. The individual crops and their use in polyculture originated in Mesoamerica, where squash was domesticated first, followed by maize...
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Amanda J. (2008). "The "How" of the Three Sisters: The Origins of Agriculture in Mesoamerica and the Human Niche". Nebraska Anthropologist: 110–124. Archived...
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Milpa (redirect from Milpa agriculture)
In agriculture, a milpa is a field for growing food crops and a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica, especially in the Yucatán Peninsula, in...
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in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professionals of the agricultural science are called agricultural scientists or agriculturists. In the...
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hunting and gathering to agriculture. Maize and squash were domesticated in Mesoamerica; potatoes in South America, and sunflowers in the Eastern Woodlands...
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Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from...
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Organic farming (redirect from Organic agriculture)
Organic farming, also known as organic agriculture or ecological farming or biological farming, is an agricultural system that uses fertilizers of organic...
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Chinampa (category Agriculture in Mesoamerica)
Baker, Jeffrey L. (June 1998). "The State and Wetland Agriculture in Mesoamerica". Culture & Agriculture. 20 (2–3): 78–86. doi:10.1525/cag.1998.20.2-3.78....
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Maize (redirect from Maize agriculture)
Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Portals: Food Agriculture Plants Mesoamerica Mexico Guatemala...
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Theobroma cacao (category Agriculture in Mesoamerica)
site in what is present-day southeast Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe Province) by the Mayo-Chinchipe culture before being introduced in Mesoamerica. In Mesoamerica...
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Agronomy (redirect from Agricultural improvement)
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy...
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Green Revolution (redirect from Green Revolution (Agriculture))
Third Agricultural Revolution, was a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields. These changes in agriculture began...
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industrial agriculture include innovation in agricultural machinery and farming methods, genetic technology, techniques for achieving economies of scale in production...
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In agriculture, leaching is the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. Soil structure, crop planting, type and...
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Agricultural technology or agrotechnology (abbreviated agtech, agritech, AgriTech, or agrotech) is the use of technology in agriculture, horticulture...
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Common sunflower (redirect from Heliotropism in Sunflowers)
May 2001). "Origin and Environmental Setting of Ancient Agriculture in the Lowlands of Mesoamerica". Science, 292(5520):1370–1373. Shosteck, Robert (1974)...
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Maranta arundinacea (category Early agriculture in Mesoamerica)
Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018. Root Crops,...
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Agricultural equipment is any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming. The best-known example of this kind is the tractor. Tractor / Two-wheel...
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Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current...
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Urban agriculture refers to various practices of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in urban areas. The term also applies to the area activities...
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Mesoamerican chronology (redirect from History of Mesoamerica)
Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE);...
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Chili pepper (category Agriculture in Mesoamerica)
chili production in 2020; Crops/World Regions/Production Quantity/Green Chillies and Peppers from pick lists". UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Statistics...
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Hydroponics (redirect from Hydroponic agriculture)
a model organism in plant science and genetics. Hydroponics offers many advantages, notably a decrease in water usage in agriculture. To grow 1 kilogram...
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Brosimum alicastrum (category Agriculture in Mesoamerica)
a part of the diet of the pre-Columbian Maya of the lowlands region in Mesoamerica, although to what extent has been a matter of some debate among historians...
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Tagetes lucida (category Agriculture in Mesoamerica)
Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-10-09. The Plant List, Tagetes...
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Dryland farming (redirect from Arid-zone agriculture)
Dryland farming and dry farming encompass specific agricultural techniques for the non-irrigated cultivation of crops. Dryland farming is associated with...
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Cucurbita (category Early agriculture in Mesoamerica)
of herbaceous fruits in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae (also known as cucurbits or cucurbi), native to the Andes and Mesoamerica. Five edible species...
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implement agricultural policies with the goal of achieving a specific outcome in the domestic agricultural product markets. Well designed agricultural policies...
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