Limited Time Offer
Premium members can get their quote collection automatically imported into their Quotewise collections.
Among the world's crops wheat is pre-eminent both in regard to its antiquity and its importance as a food of mankind. In prehistoric times it was cul… - John Percival
" "Among the world's crops wheat is pre-eminent both in regard to its antiquity and its importance as a food of mankind. In prehistoric times it was cultivated throughout Europe, and was one of the most valuable cereals of ancient Persia, Greece, and Egypt.
English
Collect this quote
About John Percival
John Percival (3 April 1863 – 26 June 1949) was an English botanist and wheat taxonomist.
Also Known As
Alternative Names:
Percival
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by John Percival
The chief processes for the improvement of soils which may be discussed here are: liming, claying and marling, warping, paring and burning, and green manuring. Most of these more or less directly improve the land by adding to it certain plant food constituents which are lacking, but the effect of each process is in reality very complex. In the majority of cases the good results obtained are more particularly due to the setting free of " dormant " or " latent " food constituents and to the amelioration of the texture of the soil, so that its aeration, drainage, temperature and water-holding capacity are altered for the better.
Loading...