A History of Agriculture in India v2.c72.s23: The Technique of Grafting
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c72.s23
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The Technique of Grafting
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'The technique of grafting was also introduced into Indian horticulture about A.D. 1550 by the Portuguese. It was confined to Goa for about two centuries, and about A.D. 1790 spread into the rest of India.⁸
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⁸ Gode, P. K., *Studies in Indian Cultural History*, Vol. I
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It is surprising that the natives of an insignificant country, with poor natural resources, and whose only privilege was its situation on the Atlantic, could influence horticulture and agriculture in India and many other countries so significantly. Though it is not recognized, the greatest benefactors of India are the Portuguese, who, by their introduction of new crops and fruit plants, enriched the agriculture of India.
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