Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity
Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture.
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …
Contributions of human cultures to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
The expansion of globalized industrial societies is causing global warming, ecosystem
degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide. Mainstream conservation …
degradation, and species and language extinctions worldwide. Mainstream conservation …
Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system
The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tip** point, inducing
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …
Extinction risk of Mesoamerican crop wild relatives
B Goettsch, T Urquiza‐Haas, P Koleff… - Plants, People …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant taxa closely related to crops
and are a source of high genetic diversity that can help adapt crops to the impacts of global …
and are a source of high genetic diversity that can help adapt crops to the impacts of global …
The Taming of Psidium guajava: Natural and Cultural History of a Neotropical Fruit
Guava (Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae) is a Neotropical fruit that is widely consumed around
the world. However, its evolutionary history and domestication process are unknown. Here …
the world. However, its evolutionary history and domestication process are unknown. Here …
Traditional methods of plant conservation for sustainable utilization and development
MC Ogwu, ME Osawaru - Biodiversity in Africa: potentials, threats and …, 2022 - Springer
Cultural or indigenous practices refer to long-standing traditions and ways of life of specific
communities or locales. These practices are place-based and often location-and culture …
communities or locales. These practices are place-based and often location-and culture …
Domestication and the evolution of crops: variable syndromes, complex genetic architectures, and ecological entanglements
O Alam, MD Purugganan - The Plant Cell, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Domestication can be considered a specialized mutualism in which a domesticator exerts
control over the reproduction or propagation (fitness) of a domesticated species to gain …
control over the reproduction or propagation (fitness) of a domesticated species to gain …
Chile (Capsicum spp.) as Food-Medicine Continuum in Multiethnic Mexico
A Aguilar-Meléndez, MA Vásquez-Dávila… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mexico is the center of origin and diversification of domesticated chile (Capsicum annuum
L.). Chile is conceived and employed as both food and medicine in Mexico. In this context …
L.). Chile is conceived and employed as both food and medicine in Mexico. In this context …
Progress in domestication research: Explaining expanded empirical observations
Abbo and Gopher contend that we offer nothing new to the study of domestication in three
recent papers (Bogaard et al., 2021; Allaby et al., 2021, Allaby et al., 2022b). They claim that …
recent papers (Bogaard et al., 2021; Allaby et al., 2021, Allaby et al., 2022b). They claim that …
Genetic analyses and dispersal patterns unveil the Amazonian origin of guava domestication
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a semi-domesticated fruit tree of moderate importance in the
Neotropics, utilized for millennia due to its nutritional and medicinal benefits, but its origin of …
Neotropics, utilized for millennia due to its nutritional and medicinal benefits, but its origin of …