2006-10-13 14:19:14 · 6 answers · asked by houdini 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The lowly peanut is indigenous to Africa.
George Washington Carver got the ball rolling for growing them in the US, as well as finding uses for the crop, such as peanut butter, peanut oil, etc.
2006-10-13 14:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The peanut plant is thought to have originated in Brazil or Peru. Portuguese explorers transplanted it to Africa, and from there it was brought to America as an inexpensive, high-protein staple, later to be consumed by soldiers during the Civil War. George Washington Carver is considered by many to be the father of the peanut industry. He began his peanut research in 1903. He suggested to farmers that they rotate their cotton plants and cultivate peanuts
2016-05-22 00:05:43 · answer #2 · answered by Greta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Shultz.
2006-10-13 14:22:42 · answer #3 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id say from South America. (and yes they are dug up from ground)
2006-10-13 14:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by Dejan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are dug up from growing in the ground.
2006-10-13 14:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by rockEsquirrel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the first answer.
P.S. GOD
2006-10-13 14:27:29 · answer #6 · answered by Constitution 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋