History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c4.8

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Agriculture is an old practice and ancient Indians had good knowledge of soil, seeds and sowing methods including transplantation, seasons of plantation, use of pesticide, manuring and irrigation. Post-harvest operations of crops, for consumption like grinding, pounding, winnowing, domestic operation like baking, firing, grilling, steaming, cooking under pressure, churning butter and kitchen utensils etc were common. The Soma juice and other fermented drinks with details of base materials, ferments and manufacturing techniques were known from ancient times.