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One of the following plant introduced from new world to the old world is
One of the following plant introduced from new world to the old world is
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The correct option is B Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. The word "potato" may refer either to the plant itself or the edible tuber. In the Andes, where the species is indigenous, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species. Potatoes were introduced outside the Andes region approximately four centuries ago, and have since become an integral part of much of the world's food supply.
When Europeans first touched the shores of the Americas, old world crops such as wheat, barley, rice and turnips had not travelled west across the Atlantic and new world crops such as maize, white potatoes, sweet potatoes and manioc had not travelled east to Europe.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade Solanum tuberosum. The word "potato" may refer either to the plant itself or the edible tuber. In the Andes, where the species is indigenous, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species. Potatoes were introduced outside the Andes region approximately four centuries ago, and have since become an integral part of much of the world's food supply.
When Europeans first touched the shores of the Americas, old world crops such as wheat, barley, rice and turnips had not travelled west across the Atlantic and new world crops such as maize, white potatoes, sweet potatoes and manioc had not travelled east to Europe.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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