The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved genetically engineered high-yield tobacco plants for outdoor testing in 1986. Continue reading
Tag: Agriculture
Grapefruit Cross-Bred from Pomelo
Grapefruit was cross-breed from a Malaysian citrus pomelo fruit in West Indies in 1696, Continue reading
European Sugar Mill
Pietro Speciale of Sicily in 1449, invented the sugar mill. Continue reading
Commercial Production of Barbed Wire Fencing
Barbed wire fencing was commercially produced on November 1, 1873 by the Barb Fence Company in Dekalb, Illinois, USA following an invention patent obtained by owner, Joseph Farwell Glidden. Continue reading
Sugar Cane Cultivation
Sugar cane cultivation began on the islands of the South Pacific, circa 6000 BCE.
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Carl Gustaf Patrik Laval
Gustaf de Laval was born at Orsa in Dalarna in the Swedish de Laval Huguenot family (immigrated 1622 - Claude de Laval, soldier - knighted de Laval 1647). Continue reading
Mechanical cream separator
In 1878, Carl Gustaf Patrik de Laval, a scientist, engineer, and inventor, invented the mechanical cream separator, while working with the Klosters-Bruck Steel Works. Continue reading
Tomato Cultivation in Mexico
Cultivation of the mighty Tomato started in Mexico and not Italy as some would expect (as they make spigettie sauce). Continue reading
Title: Grapefruit plantation was established in 1809
In what is now the state of Florida, USA, Odette Philippe, a French military surgeon, established a grapefruit plantation in 1809. Continue reading
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (c. 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading