[DOC] [TLE] Origin, History and Uses of Corn - Iowa State University [PAR] Although corn is indigenous to the western hemisphere, its exact birthplace is far 
... in the western hemisphere was identified from corn pollen grain considered to 
be ... Corn was the most important cultivated plant in ancient times in America. [DOC] [TLE] List of food origins - Wikipedia [PAR] Corn, beans and squash were domesticated in Mesoamerica around 3500 BCE. 
Potatoes, quinoa and manioc were domesticated in South America. In what is 
now the eastern United States, Native Americans domesticated .... The most 
important were probably bracken and camas; wapato especially for the 
Duwamish. Many... [DOC] [TLE] The 10 Most Important Crops In The World - Business Insider [PAR] Sep 20, 2011 ... Read on to find out which foods top the list of most important worldwide, listed by 
annual production and average yield in 2008. [DOC] [TLE] The Columbian Exchange - Learn NC [PAR] And it came to be one of their most important foods. ... By the end of the 
seventeenth century, Virginia had established tobacco as its main crop, ... The 
arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas marked the meeting of 
previously ... He and his followers brought the familiar food grains of Europe: 
wheat, barley, and rye. [DOC] [TLE] Cereal grains - Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana ... [PAR] Most important cereal grains today: wheat - historical, today's perspective, steps 
in origin, where and why cultivated, disease problems- Near Eastern origin; rice... [DOC] [TLE] grain - National Geographic Society [PAR] Sep 21, 2011 ... It's a large storage facility for grain that is equipped with lifting mechanisms, ... 
Around the globe, grains, also called cereals, are the most important staple food. 
... Corn, which is native to the Americas, is now grown in many... [DOC] [TLE] origins of agriculture | Britannica.com [PAR] Sep 29, 2015 ... As a result, an area may produce more of the plants or animals that people ... 
Harvesting wheat on a farm in the grain belt near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 
Canada. ... The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and its entry, descent and landing ..... 
Important cultigens native to the Americas included potato, squash,... [DOC] [TLE] Wheat in the world - B.C. Curtis [PAR] Its production leads all crops, including rice, maize and potatoes. ... Wheat is the 
most important source of carbohydrate in a majority of countries. Wheat ... Such 
low-grade grain is often used by industry to make adhesives, paper ... North 
America ...... of necessity, come from the use of more marginal or non-traditional 
areas. [DOC] [TLE] History Magazine - The Impact of the Potato [PAR] Jeff Chapman relates the story of history's most important vegetable. ... The tuber 
was remarkable for both its adaptability and its nutritional value. ... The potato 
was first cultivated in South America between three and seven thousand ... 
According to Dr. Hector Flores, "the most probable place of origin of potatoes is 
located... [DOC] [TLE] History of Rice - American Rice, Inc. [PAR] Rice, throughout history, has been one of man's most important foods. Today, this 
unique grain helps sustain two-thirds of the world's population, yet little is known 
about the origins of rice cultivation. ... from Persia to the Nile Delta, rice migrated 
across the continents, eventually finding its way to the Western Hemisphere. [DOC] [TLE] Africa's Indigenous Crops - Worldwatch Institute [PAR] Beyond its uses as a staple food, parts of the baobab tree such as its bark are 
used as cooking fuel for stoves ... in Africa. Only the peanutoriginating in the 
Americascovers more farmland. .... nutritious of the world's major cereal crops. [DOC] [TLE] African Food Staples - afrol News [PAR] Before intercontinental trade started at a wide scale, the most important 
vegetable food staples were rice, sorghum, ... The cassava or manioc plant has 
its origin in South America. ... Millet is an ancient grain that originates in Asia or 
Africa. [DOC] [TLE] Asian Crops in North America - Horticulture and Landscape ... [PAR] known crops in North America

Question: It's the most important grain that originated in the Americas
Answer: Corn