Lentil history

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Fun fact! Archaeological evidence indicates that lentils have been cultivated as far back as 8,000-10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia.

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Archaeological evidence indicates that lentils have been cultivated as far back as 8,000-10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia.

Source: Liber, M.; Duarte, I.; Maia, A.T.; Oliveira, H.R. The History of Lentil (Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris) Domestication and Spread as Revealed by Genotyping-by-Sequencing of Wild and Landrace Accessions. Front Plant Sci. 2021, 12. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.628439

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