▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six , ▁when ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁Z ik hr on ▁Ya ' akov , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione er ▁Jewish ▁agricult ural ▁settlement s ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Ali y ah . ▁A aron so hn ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁car - owner ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁b icy cle , ▁which ▁he ▁brought ▁back ▁from ▁France . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁bot any ▁After ▁studying ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁France , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Baron ▁Ed mond ▁de ▁Roth sch ild , ▁A aron so hn ▁worked ▁in ▁Met ulla , ▁then ▁a ▁new ▁col ony ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁He ▁left ▁Met ulla ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁organization ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁technology . ▁▁ ▁He ▁botan ically ▁mapped ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁On ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁field ▁trip ▁to ▁Mount ▁Herm on , ▁while ▁tre kk ing ▁around ▁the ▁Upper ▁Gal ile e ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁R ash aya ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Leb anon , ▁The ▁ge ographical ▁distribution ▁of ▁wild ▁whe ats ▁in ▁their ▁historical ▁setting ▁and ▁current ▁context ▁he ▁discovered ▁T rit icum ▁dic oc co ides , ▁whom ▁he ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" m other ▁of ▁whe at ", ▁an ▁important ▁find ▁for ▁agr onom ists ▁and ▁histor ians ▁of ▁human ▁civil ization . ▁Gen etic