A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.28
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.28
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According to van der Maesen¹¹, there are 35 wild species of *Cicer* in central and western Asia, one species being endemic in Greece, one in Ethiopia and one in Morocco. *Cicer arietinum* (*chana*) is widely cultivated in the Indian subcontinent, Iran, central Asia, the Mediterranean countries and Ethiopia (Fig. 77). It has also been introduced into Mexico, Peru and Chile.