Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Origin

The gram is said to be one of the oldest pulses known and cultivated from ancient times both in Asia and Europe. Vavilov (1926, 1949-50) designated two primary centers of origin, southwest Asia and Mediterranean, a secondary one, Ethiopia. There are linguistic indications that the large-seeded, cream coloured gram reached India two centuries ago, apparently through Afghanistan, as its Hindi name Kabuli channa, an illusion to the Afghanistan capital Kabul.