Search results
Mar 29, 2024 · The domestication of plants and animals is among the most significant transitions in human history. How has our understanding of domestication changed recently? Our new article focuses on how we conceptualize domestication. A considerable intellectual legacy has depicted domestication as a series of short-lived, localized and episodic events.
1 day ago · The tomato ( / təmeɪtoʊ / or / təmɑːtoʊ /) is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, [1] [2] commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. [2] [3] The Nahuatl word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word tomate, from which the English word tomato derives.
- S. lycopersicum
- Solanum
Apr 17, 2024 · Most high-yielding crops are susceptible to abiotic and biotic stresses, making them particularly vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change. A possible alternative is to accelerate the domestication of wild plants that are already tolerant to harsh conditions and to increase their yields by methods such as gene editing. We foresee that crops’ wild progenitors could potentially ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Domestication: Unraveling the Relationship Between Humans and Farm Animals. Introduction: Domestication is a fundamental process in agriculture that has shaped the course of human history and profoundly impacted the relationship between humans and farm animals. It involves the selective breeding and taming of wild species for human use and benefit.
Apr 16, 2024 · The largest principal component (PC1) was responsible for 70.53% of the domestication-related variation, and the second component (PC2) accounted for 18.47% of the variation. By comparison, the third component (PC3) elucidated 11% of the variation (Figure S1c). Our admixture analysis further confirmed the genetic structure (Figure S1b ...
Apr 11, 2024 · selective breeding, the practice of mating individuals with desired traits as a means of increasing the frequency of those traits in a population. In selective breeding, the breeder attempts to isolate and propagate the genotypes (genetic constitutions) that are responsible for an organism’s desired qualities in a suitable environment.
Apr 4, 2024 · A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that the earliest chicken domestication began in dry rice fields planted by farmers in Southeast Asia 3,500 years ago. Researchers reevaluated the dates and records of chicken bones from 600 archaeological sites around the world.
