[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.s7.28 # A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.28 A History of Agriculture in India v1.c19.s7.28 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.28) 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. - [Previous: v1.c19.s7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.27) - [Next: v1.c19.s7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.29) - [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.s7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.randhawa-1980.v1.c19.s7.28) · Pramāṇa