ists ▁have ▁proven ▁that ▁wild ▁em mer ▁is ▁indeed ▁an ▁ancest or ▁of ▁most ▁domestic ated ▁whe at ▁str ands ▁cultiv ated ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁scale ▁today ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁dur um ▁whe at , ▁while ▁e ink orn , ▁a ▁different ▁ancient ▁species , ▁is ▁currently ▁just ▁a ▁re lict ▁c rop . ▁▁ ▁This ▁discovery ▁made ▁A aron so hn ▁world - f am ous ▁and , ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁secure ▁financial ▁backing ▁for ▁a ▁research ▁station ▁established ▁in ▁Atl it ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁A aron so hn ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁ge ological ▁and ▁botan ical ▁samples ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁library . ▁▁ ▁A aron so hn ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁scientific ▁consult ant ▁to ▁D jem al ▁P asha ▁during ▁a ▁c rop - destroy ing ▁desert ▁loc ust ▁invasion ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁In ▁March – Oct ober ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁loc ust s ▁stri pped ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁almost ▁all ▁veget ation . ▁A aron so hn ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁fighting ▁the ▁loc ust ▁invasion ▁was ▁given ▁permission ▁to ▁move ▁around ▁the ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Southern ▁Sy ria ▁( including ▁modern ▁day ▁Israel ) ▁and ▁made ▁detailed ▁maps ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁they ▁survey ed . ▁A aron so hn ▁also ▁collected ▁strateg ic ▁information ▁about ▁Ott oman ▁cam ps ▁and ▁tro op ▁deployment . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁and ▁esp ion age ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the