[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of Agriculture in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980) › v1.c19.s7.1 # A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.1 A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.1) The Harappans cultivated bread wheat (\*Triticum aestivum\*), \*T. sphaerococcum\*, barley (\*Hordeum vulgare\* and \*H. hexastichum\*), sesame, peas (\*Pisum sativum\* var. \*arvense\*), melons, date-palm, and species of \*Brassica\*. Cotton was an important crop and the centre of origin of \*Gossypium arboreum\* lies in the Indus Valley. These crops are dealt with in the following account. - [Previous: v1.c19.s6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s6.11) - [Next: v1.c19.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.2) - [Up: v1.c19.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.1) · Pramāṇa