1. Introduction
Lentil (Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris) is a autogamous crop (2n = 2x = 14) belonging to the Vicieae tribe in Fabaceae family. The domestication of lentil occurred, together with that of emmer and einkorn wheat, barley, pea, chickpea, bitter vetch and flax, during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, which is believed to have taken place around the 8th and 7th millennia BC in the Eastern Mediterranean (Zohary and Hopf, 1973). Lentil spread rapidly with that of Neolithic agriculture to the Nile Valley, Central Asia and Europe. It was part of Harappen crop assemblage in the Indian subcontinent from 2250 to 1750 BC (Zohary and Hopf, 1993). After 1500 AD, the Spanish introduced lentil to South
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However, millions of people, typically in poorer developing countries rely upon staple foods to fill their stomach. These foods do not provide them required micronutrients. Micronutrient malnutrition, also known as “hidden hunger” is one of the major alarming problems in the developing world, affecting an estimated three billion people (Bouis, et al. 2011). Nutritious food is too expensive and/or sometimes unavailable. Nearly one third of world population suffers from hidden hunger that is caused by a meager amount of micronutrients in their diets. Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals that are essential for prosperous health. When they do not get adequate micronutrients, children’s growth can be stunted, and they can even go blind. This reduces their prospects for healthy and productive lives. Micronutrients are essential for children to learn, grow and build healthy immune systems. Micronutrient malnutrition even affects adults as they can repeatedly fall ill or be too weak to work and women may die during childbirth. In India around 30% of the population is malnourished which account 32% of total malnourished population in the world (Akhtar, et al., 2013). Micronutrient malnutrition mainly include Iron deficiency, Zinc deficiency, Vit-A deficiency, among these zinc and iron deficiencies are a growing public health and socioeconomic issues. Anemia, which is …show more content…
Lentil is promising crop with potential for area expansion and productivity enhancement. Indigenous lentil being ‘microsperma’ and ‘pilosae’ type has narrow genetic base and its broadening is essential for the varietal improvement. Since improved cultivars are frequently used as parental materials in hybridization programs, an understanding of the genetic diversity for grain iron and zinc concentration among globally diverse lentil genotypes and their stability across environments, would be of immense value for streamlining and further improvement of lentil programs. Development of new cultivars with high iron and zinc concentration levels could be facilitated by the use of marker-assisted selection and precision of marker-assisted selection is based on identification of markers which are tightly linked to target loci. Published information on genetic variability as well as G × E interaction for grain iron and zinc concentration in lentil is very mearge and as of our best knowledge no one in world has identified molecular marker linked to grain iron and zinc concentration in lentil. Thus, the present study was undertaken with following
An Edible History for Humanity was written by Tom Standage which emphasis the history of food and farming used by man throughout history. This book takes us through different parts of the world and gives us examples of how food has changed their way of life. The first civilizations had to go on very little for food. But in the early civilizations,Standage has thought me that food drew everything together. Food wasn’t there just to eat,but was the driving force for the life style of civilizations.
During the pre-American era the Southern Texas region was a hot-spot for the development of many human societies and cultures. In 8,000 B.C the first human experiments with plant cultivation occurred in this region, specifically the Post Pleistocene Period. Squash was the prominent crop that was being harvested in
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are very interesting, and intelligent people they were the first to create many things that are used as an everyday necessity in our society today. They were the first people who first settled down in Mesopotamia or also known as the land between two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates. Today, Mesopotamia is known as Iraq. This statement was declared in the article Ancient Mesopotamia - The Sumerians by Mr. Giotto’s Site (website). The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are well known as being inventors.
The reference material used to construct this investigation has been drawn from a collection of primary and secondary
It is a very labor-intensive crop that also exhausts the land. They were constantly too busy looking for new land and new labor forces that they didn’t spend much time on building their community or religion. They were religious, but they
These deficiencies can cause anemia, obesity, eating disorders and cavities, also more serious illness such as heart disease, cancer and strokes. Students who consistently have insufficient protein score lower on achievement tests than their classmates who had adequate nutrition ( ). Thus, unhealthy diet options during childhood can have lasting consequences for poor children’s minds, bodies and
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Ever since the emergence of mankind, humans have always prioritized their search for food and water. Even today the need for sustenance is still prominent; however, methods for producing it have evolved over time. The Paleolithic people went about scavenging, hunting, fishing, and gathering on their quest for food. The Neolithic Revolution marked a transition from such practices into the “cultivations of crops and the domestication of animals.” (Strayer, pg.12) Even after thousands of years, although techniques have changed, the basic concept of agricultural cultivation has still remained similar.
In ancient times, the tribes and civilizations got through life with the technology they had. It was very difficult to even plant a field of corn. These people got their jobs done with less efficient tools, but in today’s world, we have better technology and tools. Document 1 is talking about a plant that had many uses. Some of these uses included being used to fence a field, use as firewood, use as a plate for dinner, use as roof tiles, and to make clothes.
Both groups had similar diets, consuming corn, beans and squash an important trifecta of crops, known as the ‘Three Sisters’
The Neolithic Revolution and The Silk Road are the two topics that I think had the greatest influence on people in terms of globalization. I think that the Neolithic Revolution was a great influence on people because it changed the way humans lived forever. Instead of having to move around constantly to find your food while also carrying what food you had already caught, which also can go bad quickly, you could stay in once place and store up as much food as you can that doesn’t go bad as quickly and have a lot of excess food to share. So if some of the people went out hunting and some just stayed back and farmed, there would be plenty of food to go around and could be shipped around the world for those who can’t get food as easily.
Parizad Batty-Avari EYE11-4.1 Explain the impacts of poor diet on children's health and development Nutritious food is of paramount importance for a healthy mind and body. Childhood is a time of critical growth in which proper nutrition is absolutely necessary. Children who have poor diets either due of a lack of food or because of bad eating habits and patterns, leads to inadequate intake of nutrients and are prone to significant short-term and long-term health impacts and diseases. Short-term impact on children’s health:
The Farming of Bones, by Edwidge Danticat, takes place in the Dominican Republic during the 1930’s-40’s. During this time period, a wicked Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, ordered the massacre of Haitian people living in the Dominican Republic. The novel follows Amabelle, a young Haitian woman, and the adventures and struggles she encounters during the Parsley Massacre. Death is an important subject throughout the novel, and is often foreshadowed and represented using motifs such as wood, both for the characters in the book and by the author. Specifically, cut wood is used as a motif following the deaths of both Joel and Rafi.
Researchers: Kyle Antonio Latayan & Margaret Manuel General Topic: Nutrition Narrowed Topic: Effects of malnutrition on children ages 6-10 in NCR in 2013 Thesis Statement: There are several effects of malnutrition among children living in the poverty line because they do not receive adequate education. Literature Review Nutrition is one of the essential processes directly influencing the overall health and growth of an individual. This requires a person to be fully aware on the types and quantity of food he or she needs to intake on a regular basis. However, the nutrition education of most people are adversely affected, as poverty continues to be one of the central problems encompassing the whole world, especially the third world countries.
Increased malnutrition is caused by poor diversification of diets such as relying too much on starchy staples. Thus, the consumption of a variety of foods is important for positive health. Malnutrition can be reduced by the consumption of diets having animal sources, vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables as well as nutrient-rich legumes (Arimond and Ruel, 2004; Thompson and Amoroso, 2011). According to the FAO, IFAD and WFP, (2015) about 800 million people do not have sufficient access to calories. A low intake of vitamins and minerals causes about 2 billion people all over the world to suffer from micronutrient malnutrition (IFPRI, 2014).