Rice was first cultivated in the Far East as early as 10,000 years ago. From there, rice cultivation gradually spread westward. This movement is mirrored by the journey of the word for rice across languages. In English, the word rice comes from Old French ris, which was borrowed from Old Italian riso. That, in turn, derives from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Source: https://mapologies.com/cereals

#mapologies #map #etymology#etymologymap #languages #cereals #rice #food #lingustics #words #history

Barley

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Barley

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📍 Zürich | Switzerland
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📆 2025

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#Zinc deficiency affects 17% of the world population, esp. those consuming #cereals with low Zn concentration. Foliar spraying and soil+foliar application of Zn #fertilizer increase the grain Zn concentration in #wheat more effectively than soil application alone: doi.org/10.1038/s414... #nutrition

Zinc agronomic biofortificatio...

"Why is there a wombat in my bowl of cereals?"

Truer words have never been spoken.

#wombat #cereals #truth

#FoodSecurity could be hurt by declining crop diversity if #temperatures rise over 1.5°C. Warming decreases the cropland suitable for staple crops that account for over 2/3 of global food energy intake. Tropical root crops, #cereals & #pulses are most vulnerable… (1/2) www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...

Study: World’s critical food c...

The genetic architecture of resistance to septoria tritici blotch in French wheat cultivars

Septoria tritici blotch, caused by Zymoseptoria tritici, threatens wheat production. Researchers and breeders, studied 285 elite French wheat varieties, identifying 57 resistance QTLs and at least 11 known Stb genes. Their findings aid breeding for resistance and support the future meta-analysis.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/the-genetic-architecture-of-resistance-to-septoria-tritici-blotch-in-french-wheat-cultivars/ via INRAE #Agriculture #PlantScience #Plants #PlantSci #Wheat #Cereals

#Cheese & cured #meat are NOT mainstays of the #MediterraneanDiet, which has been subverted by lobbyists to market & export cheese, #ham and wine, which are more profitable than the humble #cereals, fruits & #vegetables promoted by the inventors of the diet. Now, Italian politicians play the gastronationalist card & claim "tradition" to oppose any #legislation or technology (Nutri-Score, #alcohol warnings, #culturedmeat) that could hurt #sales of these—unhealthy—products: https://www.politico.eu/article/mediterranean-diet-child-obesity-italy-health-europe/

(2/3) If in a #tax reform #beef, #sheep & goat #meat move into the highest VAT rate (given their high #emissions), but not fruit, #vegetables, #cereals & #potatoes, EU consumption #taxation can result in reduction of #emissions also abroad & bring positive spillovers: https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/aligning-food-taxation-climate-goals-possible-path-greening-consumption-europe

I think some of these might actually be wildly successful. :blobcat0_0:

#Adult #Cereals

20-Dec-2024
Water and gruel – not bread: Discovering the diet of early #Neolithic farmers in #Scandinavia
At a 5,500-year-old Neolithic Danish settlement, archaeologists found grinding stones and early cereal grains. However, the stones weren't used to grind the grains for bread. Instead, the inhabitants likely prepared #porridge or gruel from the #cereals.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/ 1068926 #science #humans #food

EU: Yields of #cereals are projected to decrease by 2035 due to #climatechange & reduced use of agricultural inputs—a trend that may be compensated by more #precisionfarming, digitalisation & #soil health, resulting in a marginal net increase... (1/3) https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-agricultural-outlook-2024-35-resilient-sector-adapts-climate-change-sustainability-concerns-and-2024-12-11_en #yields

(7/x) Fact III.4 & I.2, II.2: Of the #protein used as #feed in the EU #livestock sector, 27% is from #oilseed meals, 23% from #grass (also grown on land suitable for crops), 21% from #cereals, 10% from silage #maize, 16% from other plant sources, and... https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/crop-productions-and-plant-based-products/cereals/reducing-plan-protein-deficit-eu_en