Camellia sinensis: The Plant Behind a Cup of Tea

Camellia sinensis is a shrub native to East, South and Southeast Asia. It is now cultivated across the world in tropical and sub-tropical...

The Holistic Strory of Coffee as Commercial Crops

INTRODUCTIONCoffee, common name for any of a genus of trees of the madder family, and also for their seeds (beans) and for the beverage brewed...

History of Rice

According to the most widely accepted theory, rice cultivation originated as early as 10,000 BC in Asia. Archaeological evidence shows that...

Growing Rice

Although rice originally flourished in the dry climate of Central Asia, it spread to the flood plains of tropical regions, resulting in evolution...

Rice as an edible grain

Rice, plant that produces an edible grain; the name is also used for the grain itself. Rice is the primary food for half the people in the world....

Plant Biotechnology Field of Dreams

Plant Biotechnology Field of DreamsThe field of plant biotechnology is concerned with developing ways to improve theproduction of plants in...

Maize: food from the Gods?

In a 1982 exhibition, the Mexican National Museum of Culture claimed that maize was “not domesticated, but...