Re:The Deep Anthropocene
by ncmncm on Sunday October 04, 2020 @02:04AM
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It is amazing how long it took for rice to spread and take over. Guessing it depended on advances in irrigation systems.
Growing it in flooded padis, to control weeds, came surprisingly late, like 4000 ya. Putting fish in the padis to eat mosquito larvae and provide protein started only ~1800 ya.
Growing it in flooded padis, to control weeds, came surprisingly late, like 4000 ya. Putting fish in the padis to eat mosquito larvae and provide protein started only ~1800 ya.