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[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We should recognize the tremendous efforts of prehistoric American botanists for selectively breeding so many major food crops. Maize, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, squash, beans, avocado, cacao, peanuts, papaya, and pineapples are among the many crops first developed in pre-1492 America.