A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.17

v1.c19.s7.17

Thus, although the Indo-Aryans appear to have brought with them their staple foodgrain (*yava*), the wheat and barley material of the Indus people was also adopted by them, generating new variability required for more intensive cultivation. It may well be that barley came to India not once but on several prehistoric occasions, either through the trade routes or along with immigrating people.