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- 2. A starchy tuber that became a crucial dietary staple, significantly boosting food security.
- 4. A leafy vegetable grown both for human consumption and as a valuable winter fodder for livestock.
- 5. A hardy cereal grain, often used in bread-making and brewing, especially suited for poor soils.
- 7. A nutrient-rich root vegetable grown extensively to provide livestock feed, especially during winter
- 8. A resilient grain widely used for brewing, animal feed, and as an alternative to wheat in bread-making
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- 1. A leguminous plant that improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and serves as animal fodder
- 3. A widely cultivated cereal grain, essential for bread production and a staple of the British diet
- 6. A yellow-flowering crop cultivated for its oil-rich seeds, used in food production and animal feed.