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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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Patterns and processes in crop domestication: an historical review and quantitative analysis of 203 global food crops
TL;DR: The overall time required to domesticate a species has decreased since the earliest domestication events, and the frequencies of some domestication syndrome traits have decreased over time, while others have increased.
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Current perspectives and the future of domestication studies
Greger Larson,Dolores R. Piperno,Robin G. Allaby,Michael D. Purugganan,Leif Andersson,Leif Andersson,Manuel Arroyo-Kalin,Loukas Barton,Cynthia C. Vigueira,Tim Denham,Keith Dobney,Andrew N. Doust,Paul Gepts,M. Thomas P. Gilbert,Kristen J. Gremillion,Leilani Lucas,Lewis Lukens,Fiona Marshall,Kenneth M. Olsen,J. Chris Pires,Peter J. Richerson,Rafael Rubio de Casas,Oris I. Sanjur,Mark G. Thomas,Dorian Q. Fuller +24 more
TL;DR: It is argued that although recent progress has been impressive, the next decade will yield even more substantial insights not only into how domestication took place, but also when and where it did, and where and why it did not.
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Phaseolin-protein Variability in Wild Forms and Landraces of the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ): Evidence for Multiple Centers of Domestication
TL;DR: The authors' data favor 2 primary areas of domestication, one in Middle America leading to small-seeded cultivars with ‘S’ phaseolin patterns and the other in the Andes giving rise to large-seeding cultivarsWith ‘T’ (and possibly ‘C,’ ‘H,” and ‘A’) phaseolinpatterns.
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Genetic diversity and conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources
V. Ramanatha Rao,Toby Hodgkin +1 more
TL;DR: A better understanding of genetic diversity and its distribution is essential for its conservation and use, which will help in determining what to conserve as well as where to conserve, and will improve the understanding of the taxonomy and origin and evolution of plant species of interest.
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Defining and identifying crop landraces
TL;DR: A working definition of a landrace is proposed, which is a dynamic population of a cultivated plant that has historical origin, distinct identity and lacks formal crop improvement, as well as often being genetically diverse, locally adapted and associated with traditional farming systems.