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THIRD EXAM QUESTIONS

What is meant by Nitrogen Fixation with reference to Legumes.

Why is Nitrogen fixation important to various agricultural practices.

Give the old traditional family names for these plant families.

Fabaceae, Poaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae

What is Chuno? What group of people first made it?

Arachis hypogea refers to what legume?

What is the significance behind the name Arachis hypogea ?

What period in US history witnessed a rise of the cultivation of this plant as an important crop.

What legume was considered to be the staple diet of the Europeans in the Middle Ages.

List 3 members of the Brassicaceae which are common garden vegies.

Why is spinach not as nutritious as thought to be?

What is sugar triangle of the Americas.

What is the difference (if any between) Sugar Cane Syrup and Molasses?

What do the letters TVP stand for?

Where were Potatoes first discovered and by whom?

Historically, what culture depended on potatoes as a staple and what fate ultimately befell them? Give a date for the disaster!

List 4 common varieties for Phaseolus vulgaris.

What is the connection between Endive and Chicory?

What is succotash?

Is the Solanum tuberosum a root, a stem, or a fruit?

What is considered to be the most expensive spice?

What is the first grain domesticated in the Old World.

Which grain is referred to as the Staff of Life, where did it originate?

What group of immigrants were responsible for establishing it in the mid west states as a staple crop.

What is a tiller

What is the worlds most important grain crop in terms of the number of people who depend on it for food.

If Rye succeeded and the other grain failed, what was the other Grain?

Many in Africa depend on this unusual grain as a staple?

Which was the first of the cereal grains to be cultivated. Which was the second of the cereal grains to be domesticated?

Is the iron in spinach readily available to the human body?

What grains are used to produce flat breads. (name two)