Question
Around 80% of the world’s production of this crop occurs in California, making it the state’s most valuable agricultural export. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this crop. Over 70% of America’s commercial honeybee colonies are used for pollinating this plant.
ANSWER: almond [accept Prunus amygdalus or Prunus dulcis]
[10m] Californian almond production is centered in Fresno County, part of this fertile valley that comprises the southern half of the Central Valley. It contains the basin of its namesake river and the Tulare (“too-LAIR-ee”) Lake basin.
ANSWER: San Joaquin (“wah-KEEN”) Valley
[10e] While almonds are California’s leading agricultural export, they lag behind dairy and this fruit in production due to domestic use. California’s Sonoma County and Napa Valley are centers for the use of this fruit in viniculture.
ANSWER: grapes
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