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List the major centres of diversity in the world.

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1. Chinese – Japanese centre
Crops include soya bean, Adzuki bean, bamboo, tea, peach, citrus
2. Indo Chinese – Indonesia centre
3. Australian centre
Include Eucalyptus, acacia , Macadamia nut
4. Hindustan (Indian) centre
5. Central Asian Centre
Canabis, sunflower, Carrots, Wheat, Onion, Garlic
6. Near Eastern Centre
Crops – Wheat , chicken pea, Sunflower , Simsim, Grapes
7. Mediterraneasn Centre
Crops, Olives, wheat, Grapes, Cabbage, Lupin, Pyrethrum
8. African Centre
Crops – wheat, coffee, cowpea, Sorghum, Pearl, Milelt etc
9. European – Siberian Centre – Covers Europe
Crops – Peach, Pistachio, Dilpalm
10. South American Centre
Crops – Potato tobacco, Cassava, Rubber, Amaranth, Passion fruit etc
11. Central American Centre
Maize, Beans, Cotton, Potatoes, Tobacco
12. North American Centre
Sunflower, Strawberries, Raspberries

Kavungya answered the question on March 12, 2019 at 07:26

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