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The article was published on 1975-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1120 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Domestication & Germplasm.read more
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Germination Characteristics of Capsicum frutescens L. on the Ryukyu Islands and Domestication Stages of C. frutescens L. in Southeast Asia
Sota Yamamoto,Eiji Nawata +1 more
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Biometric models and maize genetic breeding: a review.
Ivan Ricardo Carvalho,Vinícius Jardel Szareski,Ritieli Baptista Mambrin,Mauricio Ferrari,Alan Junior de Pelegrin,Tiago Corazza da Rosa,Márcio Peter,Diógenes Cecchin Silveira,Giordano Gelain Conte,Mauricio Horbach Barbosa,Velci Queiróz de Souza +10 more
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to highlight the main dynamics involved in the genetic improvement of maize, the use of biometric models to select genotypes superior to grain yield and nutritional components.
New Crops and the Search for New Food Resources
TL;DR: The most important 30 most important crops consumed directly by humans (in order of production by weight of agricultural product) include sugarcane, rice, wheat, maize, potato, sugar beet, cassava, barley, sweet potato, soybean, banana/plantain, cottonseed, orange, grape, sorghum, apple, coconut, cabbage, watermelon, onion, rape, yam, oat, peanut, millet, sunflower, rye, mango, and bean as discussed by the authors.
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When West Meets East: The Origins and Spread of Weedy Rice Between Continental and Island Southeast Asia.
Ting Xiang Neik,Ting Xiang Neik,Jing Yun Chai,Seow Yeen Tan,Maggie Pui San Sudo,Yongxia Cui,Jayasyaliny Jayaraj,Su Sin Teo,Kenneth M. Olsen,Beng Kah Song +9 more
TL;DR: It is found that local crop cultivars and/or landraces from neighboring countries are also likely contributors to the weedy rice infestations, highlighting the implications of genetic admixture from different cultivar source populations in the spread of weedy crop relatives and the urgent need to maintain sustainable crop yields.
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Variation of Seed Dormancy and Germination Ecology of Cowcockle (Vaccaria hispanica)
TL;DR: From a domestication perspective, the conditional dormancy in cowcockle can be observed as an evolutionary mechanism that prevents untimely germination following maturity and may not be a major obstacle for its domestication.