Ibn Bassal | |
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| Born | 1050 C.E |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
| Known for | Botany, agronomy, horticulture and arboriculture. |
Ibn Bassal (Arabic: ابن بصال)[1] was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab[2] botanist and agronomist in Toledo and Seville, Spain who wrote about horticulture and arboriculture. He is best known for his book on agronomy, the Dīwān al-filāha (An Anthology of Husbandry).
In the middle of the 12th century, two Arab authors in books On Agriculture considered the "culture of aromatic plants". One, Ibn Bassāl, was in charge of the botanical garden at Toledo and later at Seville;