Ibn al-Awwam's Book of Agriculture
Libro de agricultura de Ibn al-Awwam
- Date
- c. 1180 · confidence medium
- Place
- Seville, Andalusia, Spain
- Credited to
- Ibn al-Awwam
- People
- 👤 Ibn al-Awwam1150–1300
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
Agronomic treatise on some 585 crops, with techniques for grafting, manuring, irrigation and pest control, based on experimentation in Andalusi orchards. It is the most complete medieval work of agronomy.
It was translated into Spanish in 1802 (J. A. Banqueri).
What it led to
- orchards and irrigation systems of southern Spain
- European Enlightenment agronomy
- spread of Mediterranean crops to the Americas