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DNA sequence diversity and the origin of cultivated safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.; Asteraceae) [PDF]

, 2007
Background Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a diploid oilseed crop whose origin is largely unknown. Safflower is widely believed to have been domesticated over 4,000 years ago somewhere in the Fertile Crescent.
Mark A Chapman, Chapman, M.A., Chapman Mark A, John M Burke, Burke John M, Burke, J.M.   +5 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Crop plants as models for understanding plant adaptation and diversification

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013
Since the time of Darwin, biologists have understood the promise of crop plants and their wild relatives for providing insight into the mechanisms of phenotypic evolution.
Kenneth M Olsen, Jonathan F Wendel
doaj   +1 more source

Data from: Shifts in plant functional strategies over the course of wheat domestication

, 2017
1. Human selection, changes in environmental conditions and management practices drove the phenotypic trajectory of crops during domestication. The characterization of the crop domestication syndrome lies mostly on reproductive characters.
Roucou, Agathe, Agathe Roucou, Cyrille Violle, Ecarnot, Martin, Roumet, Pierre, Escarnot, Martin, Florian Fort, Denis Vile, Martin Ecarnot, Vile, Denis, Violle, Cyrille, Fort, Florian, Pierre Roumet   +12 more
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Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing Domestication Scenarios of Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) in Mesoamerica: Insights from Genome-Wide Genetic Markers

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Plant domestication can be seen as a long-term process that involves a complex interplay among demographic processes and evolutionary forces. Previous studies have suggested two domestication scenarios for Lima bean in Mesoamerica: two separate ...
María I. Chacón-Sánchez, Jaime Martínez-Castillo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taming a Blue Gas—Structure and Chemistry of Hexafluorothioacetone

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
Hexafluorothioacetone (1), a blue gas at r.t., was synthesized by flash vacuum pyrolysis of its cyclic dimer at 660°C. We discuss fundamental properties of elusive 1, including single‐crystal structure and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, despite its tendency to dimerize even at –74°C.
Hennes Günther, Antti J. Karttunen, Xiulan Xie, Frank Tambornino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection for domestication favored taxa characterized by fast growth and tolerance of high intraspecific density

Plants, People, Planet
Societal Impact Statement To understand why certain plants have been domesticated into crops, we need to recognize that the environmental conditions plants experience in wild populations are totally different from those of agricultural fields.
Rafael Rubio deCasas, Irene Martín‐Brull, Ruben Milla, Francisco J. Ocaña‐Calahorro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whole-Genome Analysis of Candidate genes Associated with Seed Size and Weight in Sorghum bicolor Reveals Signatures of Artificial Selection and Insights into Parallel Domestication in Cereal Crops

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Seed size and seed weight are major quality attributes and important determinants of yield that have been strongly selected for during crop domestication.
Yongfu Tao, Emma S. Mace, Emma S. Mace, Shuaishuai Tai, Alan Cruickshank, Bradley C. Campbell, Xianrong Zhao, Erik J. Van Oosterom, Ian D. Godwin, Jose R. Botella, David R. Jordan   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revisiting paravertebral muscles in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) (Leporidae; Lagomorpha)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen, Emma Sherratt, Philip Stott, Rachel Norris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source