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Jul 22, 2019 · Domestication is a co-evolutionary process that occurs when wild plants are brought into cultivation by humans, leading to origin of new species and/or differentiated populations that are critical for human survival.
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This multistaged model has recently been formalised by two...
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Aug 31, 2007 · Plant domestication occurred independently in four different regions of the Americas. In general, different species were domesticated in each area, though a few species were domesticated independently in more than one area.
- Barbara Pickersgill
- 2007
An overarching, biologically grounded definition of domestication is discussed, which emphasizes its core nature as a coevolutionary process that arises from a specialized mutualism, in which one species controls the fitness of another in order to gain resources and/or services.
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Apr 3, 2024 · Domestication is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. Domestic species are raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses. Domesticated plants and animals must be raised and cared for by humans. Domesticated species are not wild.
Jul 30, 2018 · The modifications associated with domestication encompass a suite of morphological changes such as enhanced robustness, production of fewer but larger fruits (or grains), and altered seed...
- Brandon S Gaut, Danelle K Seymour, Qingpo Liu, Yongfeng Zhou
- 2018
Apr 2, 2014 · Comparisons and evaluations of incipient domestication in the regions studied as well as the Andean area would significantly contribute to understanding origins and diffusion of the experience of managing and domesticating plants.
Apr 24, 2016 · The great pre-Columbian civilisations of Mesoamerica depended on domesticated plants, notably maize, beans, squashes, grain amaranths and fruits, including avocado, together with cotton for fibre. Domestication is difficult to define in a way that fits this diversity of species and range of human exploitation.
