Plants

The Japanese were not familiar with the Brassica oleracea until 1775.

Sunflowers require large amounts of sunlight to grow properly.

Rapeseed comes in two forms: spring and winter.

Until the 19th century, Mexico was the homeland of vanilla, as it was the only place with varieties of stingless bees of the Melipona and Trigona genera that pollinated the plants.

The English name is derived from Nahuatl, the main language of the Aztecs.

Rapeseed is very important in beekeeping.

The oldest traces of the use of cocoa seeds as food were found in Ecuador, in the upper reaches of the Amazon tributaries, at an archaeological site dating back to 5450-5300 years BP (before the present, which is assumed to be 1950).

The world's largest tomato producers are China, India and the USA.

Sesame seeds are used to obtain sesame oil, which is cold-pressed.

Asparagus grows well in all areas of the country, except in the warmest regions, where, due to mild winters, the plants do not go dormant.