OT: Turkish This and That

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Hi y'all,

 

This might be interesting to some folks.

 

On wheat .. from http://www.allaboutturkey.com/turkfauna.htm

 

" According to the principal international organizations active in

wildlife research and conservation - the International Union for the

Conservation of Nature (I-UCN), the International Plant Genetic Resource

Institute (IPGRI) and the World Wildlife Found, there are four gene

centers in the world for cultivated plants used in agriculture. Two of

these are in the American continent and two in Asia. In America, Mexico

is the gene centre for maize and tomatoes, and Peru for potatoes and

beans, while in Asia China is the gene centre for rice and millet, and

the region of southwest Asia covering most of Turkey and parts of Iran,

Iraq. Syria and Azerbaijan for wheat and barley. The most important of

these strategic agricultural plants is undoubtedly wheat, of which over

thirty wild species still grow in Turkey. The transmission of a

disease-resistant gene from a wild wheat form in Turkey to the American

cultivar has meant a saving of 50 million dollars a year for the US

economy alone. "

 

For those interested in how countries can reform rapidly when they are

properly led .. this link .. http://www.allaboutturkey.com/reform.htm

 

For those interested in ancient civilizations .. this link ..

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/anatolia.htm

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-P Butch http://www.AV-AT.com