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    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, 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 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE);...
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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 and dry farming encompass specific agricultural techniques for the non-irrigated cultivation of crops. Dryland farming is associated with...
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    Zea (plant) (category Agriculture in Mesoamerica)
    native to Mesoamerica. Zea is derived from the Greek name (ζειά) for another cereal grain (possibly spelt). The five accepted species names in the genus...
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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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    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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