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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
Plant Introduction
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- New World crops introduced to India
- New World vegetables introduced to India
All Questions
2002 AIPMT 1 question
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Which of the following crops have been brought to India from New World : -The 'New World' refers to the Americas.
Cashew nut (from Brazil), potato (from the Andes of South America) and rubber (Hevea brasiliensis, from the Amazon) are all native to the Americas and were introduced into India (mainly by the Portuguese and the British).
Mango is native to India; tea is native to China and north-east India; coffee is native to Ethiopia (Africa).
So cashew nut, potato and rubber have been brought to India from the New World.
2001 AIPMT 1 question
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Before the European invaders which vegetable was absent in India :-Potato and tomato are native to South America (the New World).
They were brought to India by European (mainly Portuguese) traders in the 16th–17th centuries, so they were absent before then.
Brinjal, bitter gourd and chichinda (snake gourd) are native to India.
So potato and tomato were absent in India before the European invaders.