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The chapter discusses, at length, the historical background of cardamom, a global outlook of cardamom production. In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, cardamom is referred to as “Ela.” The role of cardamom is discussed with reference to ancient Indian Vedic literature. Cardamom dates back to B.C. 3000.
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Nair, K.P. (2020). Introduction. In: The Geography of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum M.) . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54474-4_1
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