Wheat cultivation history

Wheat.—Wheats have been cultivated by man since before the dawn of history, and nothing is now known of the original... 

ORIGIN AND HISTORY. Oats, one of the most important food crops in the world, belong to the grass family, Gramineae the same family as, wheat, corn, rice, barley, and rye. Most cultivated oats have been developed from the genus Avena, species A. sativa. 

ORIGIN AND HISTORY. Rye was domesticated relatively recently, about the 4th century B.C., in Germany, and later in southern Europe. According to N. I. Vavilov, the Russian plant scientist, cultivated rye originated from wild species that occurred as weeds in wheat and barley crops, and rye was introduced into cultivation simultaneously and independently at many localities in central Asia or Asia Minor. 

ORIGIN AND HISTORY. The development and progress of civilization can be linked to the history of wheat. Prior to recorded history, man cultivated wheat. 

Let us take a basic cropping scenario for a grower cultivating 1000 acres comprising approximate equal areas of four commodity crops (soybeans, com, canola, and winter-seeded wheat). They will likely have a good history of growing these crops in a well-established rotation and know the risks and benefits... 

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